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[nearly free stuff] in NYC
...but worth every penny!

AMC/Lowes Movie Theaters
[All flicks before noon on Fridays,
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays are
nearly half price ($6)! So hold off on that
first-run fanaticism, grab a couple of
extra forte doppios and end your
all-nighter with a cinematic bang for your
buck.]

Dave & Buster’s (42nd St)
[1/2 off game play ALL DAY on
Wednesdays, 1/2 off cocktails and beer
specials during daily 4:30-7:30pm Happy
Hour and “Power Hour” (60 min) of
play for $10 between 4:30-7pm daily.]

Trinity Place Happy Hour
[While it stinks when the market is down,
there is a silver lining and that lining is
pouring out of TriBeCa’s Trinity Place Bar.
If the market ends in the red you can drown
your stock loss sorrows with ANY drink of
choice for $3 a piece between 3:30-5pm
daily. That’s almost reason to celebrate a
recession!]

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$Regular [free stuff] in NYC American Museum of Natural History [Most all museums have a Pay-What-You- Wish entrance fee policy...really. I know they list a Suggested Donation of $20, but all New Yorkers know that “Suggested” should be taken literally. Go ahead and give ‘em a quarter if that’s all you can afford...if you’re that broke don’t deprive yourself of the city’s vast cultural amenities, New Yorkers are more likely to visit several times in a year than a full-price-paying tourist. So in the end, we’re pretty sure their expenses are covered if you bow out of the full price suggestion a few times a year.] Apple Stores (5th Ave, W.14th, Soho) [Free internet and clean bathrooms (24/7 at the 5th Ave store) and a wide variety of free workshops and in-store concerts open to the public at all three nyc locations] Bronx Zoo [Pay-What-You-Wish Wednesdays] Brooklyn Botanic Garden [Free on Tuesdays, Saturdays between 10- noon (with a few special event exceptions) and every weekday from November 20 to February 29] Brooklyn Flea [Newest outdoor flea market open to the public every Sunday, rain or shine (10-5) and a DUMBO location on Saturdays. Also look for the indoor “Gifted” market hosted by Brooklyn flea during the heightened holiday shopping season in December. See list of other NYC flea markets below.] Brooklyn Museum [Target First Saturdays (5-11pm), monthly] Computer Education [Free Adobe computer program classes ranging from Flash, After Effects, Dreamweaver tutorials and much, much more.] Couchsurfing [Free temporary/travel lodging for the free of spirit and adventurous types.] Craigslist [Free apartment swaps, Event/Theater/ Show Tickets, Furniture, Haircuts, etc.] Flea Markets [Find all kinds of antiques, furniture, clothing and jewelry at the numerous flea markets around NYC including Artists and Fleas, Brooklyn Indie Market, Hell’s Kitchen Flea, GreenFlea and The Market NYC.] Foreign Language Classes [Free extensive online tutorials in a dozen languages including Portuguese, (Mandarin) Chinese, Russian and Greek.] Free Adult Beverage Tastings {NEW} [Bottlerocket: Thursday, Friday and Saturday Wine Tastings] [Brandy Library: Scotch tastings]* [Brooklyn Brewery: Beer tastings and tour offered both Saturdays and Sundays] [Chambers Street Wines: Wine tastings] *Be sure to read their House Policies in “About Us” Haircuts [Need a free trim or salon-quality haircut for a fraction of the cost? Check out these suggestions.] Libraries [The libraries in NYC are like none other. They not only carry a healthy stock of New York Times best sellers when all local bookstores seem to have everything on backorder but they have actual DVDs (and not just Hallmark Specials but flicks you’d normally pay $4.98 for on a rainy Saturday night). Plus their CD collection puts Virgin Records to shame. Best four letter word in the English language...full access to this massive up-to-date book collections and modern mediafest...all completely F-R-E-E!] Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) and The Cloisters [Pay-What-You-Wish entrance fee daily] Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) [Target Free Fridays (4-8pm), weekly] Movie Passes [Get notification of FREE early movie previews from Curby at Curbside Booty! FYI: most often these passes do not guarantee seats and involve arriving to the theatre an hour before show time to secure your place in the audience. These passes are for films that have not yet been released in the theaters and may occasionally involve Q&A sessions with the director and/or actors.] Music [Free downloadable music is hidden all over the net...here are a few legally acceptable options: Amazon, bt.etree and Noisetrade] NY Aquarium [Pay-What-You-Wish Fridays] Staten Island Ferry/Statue of Liberty [Best way to view the Statue of Liberty for gratis and in a timely fashion (no reservations needed)! Just hop on board..ferries leave about every half hour).] TV [Several top shows on ABC, CNN, CW, Fox, NBC, etc. can be viewed for FREE with a simple internet connection and the links provided above. Also Hulu is a great website collaboration between several TV stations offering free downloadable TV episodes, workout/exercises videos and a fair selection of older movies.] Wifi [Need to find free wifi in the city at 3pm or am? We’re not judging your internet dependency...we’re only here to help, so here’s the Village list you’ve been begging google for...] Yoga [Seek out free local classes and the best selection of free online classes here.]$ shapeimage_12_link_0