New York City on the Cheap

Jason Wu for Target line launches Sunday, Feb. 5, online + in-store

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:15:45 +0000

The Jason Wu for Target line of dresses, separates and accessories goes on sale Super Bowl Sunday, February 5. If it’s anything like the recent Missoni line for Target, it will be a sell-out within hours. So if you are a Jason Wu fan, here’s the online link for Jason Wu for Target. Start [...]

3 places to avoid Super Bowl Sunday madness in NYC: events guide

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:01:20 +0000

It’s tough to get away from Super Bowl Sunday madness in New York City. But there are plenty of things to do far from the roaring crowds cheering for Big Blue. Here are three places –

Spend the afternoon with the giants of rock and roll. The hit Broadway musical Million Dollar Quartet is [...]

Best NYC restaurant to avoid Super Bowl XLVI: Spina on LES not showing the Big Game

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:36:00 +0000

If you’re looking for restaurant to have dinner on Super Bowl Sunday that won’t be blasting the Big Game on a big screen, head for Spina Restaurant on the Lower East side to avoid the football madness. Super Bowl Sunday night only, any bowl of the restaurant’s signature handmade pasta, made fresh daily right [...]

Get 25% off jeans at Aeropostale by donating an old pair

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:31:32 +0000

It’s called Teens for Jeans, it lets you get 25% off a new pair of jeans at Aeropostale if you clean the closet and donate a pair of jeans that don’t fit, are no longer in style, or any other reason. The donated pair has to be in good condition, because it will be [...]

Valentine’s Day package in Atlantic City includes your proposal in lights

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:23:20 +0000

Light up your love with a special Valentine’s Day package in Atlantic City that includes your proposal in giant lights, on the Waterfront Tower at Harrah’s Resort. This package includes complimentary valet parking, VIP check-in, overnight accommodations at the Waterfront Tower at Harrah’s Resort, a $100 dining credit for a romantic meal, a personal [...]

Shakespeare on the Cheap: Midsummer Night’s Dream for $15

Evelyn Kanter — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:08:19 +0000

The play’s the thing, Shakespeare wrote. And you can see a live performance of his Midsummer Night’s Dream in a cozy theater in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill. Performances by members of the Truffle Theater Company are daily except Wednesdays, through Sunday, February 26th. Performance times are 7:30 PM, with Sunday matinees at 3 PM, and [...]

Weekend shopper: up to 80% off at Disney Store, Campmor, EMS, Lord & Taylor

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:02:28 +0000

Let your fingers do the shopping this weekend for these shopping deals and discounts, both online and instore. –

Disney Store — Start your engines and get 25% off Cars merchandise, including already-reduced merchandise. Online purchases only, use promo code McQueen at check-out.

Campmor — It’s been a wierd winter — 60 degrees [...]

Best NYC bars to drink beer and watch SuperBowl XLVI: Loreley

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:51:46 +0000

Loreley Restaurant and Beirgarten is just that — a German restaurant and a traditional German beer garden, serving lots of German beer. But on SuperBowl Sunday, both locations — on the Lower East Side and in Williamsburg, Brooklyn — turn into sports bars. Watch the game on big screen TVs and drink beer. Loreley [...]

Free performance by Afro Punk group Game Rebellion celebrates Black History Month

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:45:26 +0000

February is Black History Month, and you can celebrate at the Brooklyn Museum on Saturday, Feb. 4th, with a FREE concert by Brooklyn-based Afro Punk rock group Game Rebellion. The free concert is 5 PM to 7 PM, and because space is limited, tickets are handed out starting at 4:30, and when they are [...]

Best NYC sports bar for SuperBowl LVXI: Bounce Sporting Club

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:35:31 +0000

Bounce Sporting Club claims to be inspired by the 50s and 60s, but the huge plasma TV screens that polka-dot the two huge locations are very state-of-the-art today, and so are the prices for drinks, wings and other menu items. Bounce Sporting Club is at 55 West 21st, in the Flatiron District. It’s a [...]

Free onion rings at Burger King on SuperBowl Sunday

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:23:12 +0000

Burger King is giving away free value-size onion rings Saturday, Feb. 4th and also SuperBowl Sunday, Feb. 5th, at participating locations. There’s no purchase necessary, and a limit of one value-size freebie per visit. Which means you could help yourself to more than one free serving at different locations on the same day. Although [...]

Artisans Market at Williams-Sonoma: free tastings from NYC gourmet food companies

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:13:46 +0000

The Williams-Sonoma location at the Time Warner Center has a free Artisans Market the first Saturday of the month, showcasing local gourmet food producers and suppliers. Stop by between 2PM and 4 PM for free taste samplings, and chat with the artisans. On Saturday, January 7th, the Artisans Market includes organic chocolates from Rogue [...]

Free screening of Johnny Depp classic film Edward Scissorhands

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:09:13 +0000

See Johnny Depp before he was Captain Jack Sparrow, in a free screening of the classic film Edward Scissorhands. It’s this Monday’s selection at the Winter Film Festival in Bryant Park. The free screening is at 7 p.m. Monday, February 6th, at the CitiPond skating rink. And you can skate for free after the [...]

Best NYC bars for SuperBowl XLVI: Ryan Maguire’s

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:01:32 +0000

Ryan Maguire’s is usually found on the list of best NYC Irish bars for St. Patrick’s Day. This weekend, it’s also on the list for best bars for SuperBowl Sunday, to root for the New York Giants to win SuperBowl XLVI. The restaurant/bar in the Financial District is offering $10 Pitchers, free shots for [...]

Best NYC sports bars for SuperBowl XLVI: Bleecker Heights Tavern

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:37:44 +0000

Six huge plasma TV screens, more than a dozen beers on tap and nearly another dozen in bottles, and just a touchdown pass from the nearest subway stop in the heart of Greenwich Village. Bleeker Heights Tavern is one of those New York insider secrets, since there’s no sign to let you know it’s there, [...]

Free private tastings of The Macallan single malt Scotch whiskey in Soho

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:36:06 +0000

The proper way to enjoy a wee dram of a fine single malt Scotch whiskey is with a splash of water. Never pour a single malt over ice or mix with soda or some other vile addition that clouds the flavor. That’s what I learned in Scotland a bunch of years ago, when I [...]

Free recipes and newsletter from Food & Wine magazine

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:27:33 +0000

Many of us subscribe to Food & Wine magazine just to get the fabulous gourmet and healthy food recipes. But you can get the recipes for free with this special promotion that includes a free daily newsletter called Food & Wine Daily. Click here to sign up for the free Food & Wine magazine [...]

Chance to win a 2012 Toyota Camry during Super Bowl XLVI game

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:25:40 +0000

Toyota is offering the chance to win a 2012 Toyota Camry sedan for yourself and a friend or relative on Super Bowl Sunday. Now that I have your attention: this free sweepstakes requires that you use the Shazam mobile app during the game between the New York Giants (Yay team! Go Big Blue!) and [...]

150 museums nationwide are free this weekend

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:09:47 +0000

More than 150 museums in the USA are free this weekend, the first weekend of the month — but only if you are the owner of a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit card. The two companies are once again offering their “Museums on Us” program, which includes such top cultural destinations as [...]

NYC hotel deals includes discounts for bikes, bowling, sightseeing cruises

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:37:05 +0000

Feel like a Super Bowl champ, or at least an MVP, with this Sports Fanatic Package of sports-themed discounts from participating Hilton brand hotels in Manhattan. The package includes –

Complimentary shoe rental at Bowlmor Lanes, the ultimate entertainment experience offering stylish, glow-in-the-dark bowling with big screen video walls, 20% savings certificate to [...]

Valentine’s Day on the cheap: jewelry, wine deals

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:11:41 +0000

Two weeks to Valentine’s Day. Are you ready to do something special for your honey — or for yourself? These deals for Valentine’s Day from Groupon and other voucher companies will help you decide. Just purchase the vouchers before February 7th, for shipping in time for Valentine’s Day –

Deal: $19 for a pair [...]

Free TurboTax Federal edition includes free preparation, e-filing

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:28:14 +0000

The TurboTax Federal edition gives you lots of free stuff — the software is free to download, and it comes with free preparation, free printing and free e-filing. TurboTax promises you’ll get your biggest tax refund, with 100% accurate calculations and free live online support help and step by step guidance so you are [...]

Spas on the cheap: $39, $49, $59 treatments in February

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:24:05 +0000

February is National Heart Month, and one of the ways you can make your heart healthy is to relax and feel and look better — with a spa treatment. During February, several top New York City day spas and hair salons are offering massages, facials and other spa treatments at steeply discounted prices — [...]

Free samples: Versace perfume, Depends, Find your Bliss aromatherapy bath gel

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:15:54 +0000

Cheap is good. Free is better. These free sample offers are while supplies last.

Free sample of Versace Yellow Diamond Fragrance. Click here to sign up. Free sample of Depends Click here to sign up. Coupon for a free package of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese product. Click here to sign up. Free sample of [...]

Free Papa Johns pizza if you call the winner of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI coin toss

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:36:09 +0000

Papa John’s, the Official Pizza Sponsor of the NFL, is offering the chance to win a free large one-topping pizza and two-liter bottle of Pepsi if you name the winner of Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI coin toss. The chance to win is called the Coin Toss Experience, and the rules are somewhat complicated, but [...]