New York City on the Cheap

Cold Stone Creamery new 1950s flavors, treats

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:33:03 +0000

What’s that saying — everything old is new again. So it is at Cold Stone Creamery, which is going back in time with 1950s ice cream flavors, sundaes, malts and floats. For a limited time, take your tastebuds back to a simpler time, when “social network” meant hanging out at the ice cream parlor [...]

Free Broadway show performances at JFK today

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:58:48 +0000

If you are on an American Airlines flight out of JFK this afternoon, get to the airport early enough to enjoy a FREE performance of hit songs by the cast of Sister Act. Cast members will be entertaining travelers making their way through Terminal 8. Performances are at 3 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. American [...]

Half-price tickets to Big Apple Circus in Queens

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:36:29 +0000

The Big Apple Circus is entertaining ladies and gentlemen and children of all ages in Queens, and you can get tickets for half-price with this special deal from Goldstar for afternoon and performances between May 23rd and June 7th. Take the kids, take yourself, and enjoy the clowns, acrobats, contortionists, jugglers, performing dogs and [...]

Free & cheap NYC weekend: Native American festival

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:24:44 +0000

It’s called Drums Along the Hudson, and it’s an all day FREE festival of Native American drumming, dancing and story telling, at the northern tip of Manhattan, around where Peter Minuit purchase the island from the local tribe around 400 years ago. The Native American festival is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, [...]

Free appetizer at Chili’s through May 30

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:22:40 +0000

Reminder — Chili’s is offering free appetizers through May 30th, if you check into the Chili’s page on Facebook or Foursquare when you arrive in the restaurant. Here are the digital details — when you check in digitally, a coupon pops up, which you show to your server for the freebie app. You have [...]

Fleet Week New York 2012 is May 23-30

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:19:35 +0000

More than twenty U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships and coalition ships will be in New York City for Fleet Week New York, May 23-30, 2012. This is a special Fleet Week, commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812, which saw the rebirth of the Navy — and the battle that [...]

NYC free & cheap weekend: Ninth Ave. Food Festival

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:50:07 +0000

The New York City street fair and block party season gets under way in full this weekend, with festivities all over town. The biggie is the The 39th Annual Ninth Avenue International Food Festival where you can nibble your way around the world, with delicious bites from the international restaurants of Ninth Avenue, plus [...]

NYC daily deals for kids, grads, moms

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:15:29 +0000

School is out. Or almost out. But deals are entirely in. Here are some of the top deals of the week for kids, grads, and their parents, from the voucher deal sites — just click the links and explore your inner cheapskate –

Manhattan — $59 for kid’s playspace package at your choice of [...]

Cheap eats: Whole Foods $1 burger deal Friday

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:14:20 +0000

Reminder — Whole Foods Market’s popular Buck-A-Burger one-day sale is back for one day only, tomorrow, Friday, May 18th, when ready-to-grill burgers are on sale for just $1 each. It’s a great chance to stock up on biotic-free patties to please anybody who loves burgers, and unless you are a vegan or a vegetarian, [...]

Abu Dhabi takes over Times Square May 17-20

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:46:19 +0000

Pop in to the Abu Dhabi pop-up store in Times Square to learn about Abu Dhabi as a tourism destination. From Thursday, May 17th to Sunday, May 20th, see free demonstrations of traditional coffee brewing and serving, learn about fragrant flower oils and scents, and watch traditional dance performances by the Al-Ayala Dancers. There [...]

Coney Island unlimited rides deal at Luna Park

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:49 +0000

There’s only one Coney Island. Only one Cyclone roller coaster. Feel like a kid again and ride anything and everything at Luna Park with this half-off unlimited ride deal from Groupon. For $22 instead of $44, get a wristband valid for unlimited rides on all 19 attractions on any day, including the weekend. You [...]

Cheap NYC business networking event May 23

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:24:27 +0000

Network in person, instead of online, at this business networking mixer called The Next Level. For just $10, get referrals, create new relationships and talk about how you can help each other’s businesses grow. Remembner talk? The cheap NYC business networking mixer is Wednesday, May 23rd, at AXA Financial Center, 1290 Sixth Ave., from [...]

Free, reduced admission Fri. at 120 art museums

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:22:48 +0000

Friday, May 18th is National Museum Day, which brings free or reduced admission to 150 art museums across the USA as well as in Canada and Mexico. Participating museums in NYC include the Guggenheim, MOMA, Studio Museum of Harlem, Asia Society and American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan, the Noguchi Museum in Queens, the [...]

Sample sale: Gant for men and women underway

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:21:42 +0000

Reminder: a giant sample sale of Gant menswear, women’s apparel and accessories is now underway, with markdowns on current Gant, Gant Rugger and Gant by Michael Bastian, up to 80% off original retail. Sample prices are $175 for a blazer originally priced at $575, racks of Gant’s iconic poplin button-down shirts at $35, cotton [...]

Free tickets to music cruise in NY harbor

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:01:52 +0000

Cheap is good. Free is better. Today only, get FREE tickets to a special three-hour music cruise in New York Harbor. Experience great music performed against the backdrop of NYC’s spectacular skyline, including a close-up look at Lady Liberty. This is a Rocks Off Concert Cruise, featuring live acts playing original rock ‘n’ roll, [...]

Tuesday travel deals: Bahamas, Niagara Falls, golf & spa resort near Atlantic City

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:40:29 +0000

Travel Tuesday — here are the NYC on the Cheap getaway deals of the week from Groupon and LivingSocial, so you can explore your inner cheapskate away from home –

Bahamas — all-inclusive package at beachfront hotel in a room with an ocean view. $599 for three nights, $799 for four nights or $599 [...]

Hotel discounts for LGBT Pride Weeks

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:27:52 +0000

Tuesday Travel — Millenium Hotels and Resorts is offering a special 15% discount at its hotels around the USA, including two in NYC, for visitors and participants in the 2012 Pride celebrations in June, July and September, depending on the city. Wherever you take your gay-cation, use the code PRIDE to get the 15% [...]

Taste of Tribeca: sample 70 top restaurants

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:27:07 +0000

The 18th annual Taste of Tribecca is this Saturday, featuring tastes from more than 70 of Tribeca’s top restaurants, including Blaue Gans, Nobu, Tribeca Grill and Sarabeths. New restaurants this year are Kutshers, Super Linda and Tre Sorelle. All proceeds from ticket sales support arts and enrichment programs at Tribeca public schools, P.S. 150 [...]

Free Brazilian Dance Party at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:15:18 +0000

Celebrate Brooklyn and Brazil at Brooklyn Bridge Park on Thursday, May 17th, with a FREE concert under the stars. Brooklyn’s own Nation Beat will rock the stage with the toe-tapping sounds of Carnival and Mardi Gras. The evening also features Maracatu New York, well-known for their thunderous drumming. DJ Greg Caz will be spinning [...]

Cheap eats: Whole Foods $1 burger deal

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:13:51 +0000

Whole Foods Market’s popular Buck-A-Burger one-day sale is back for one day only, Friday, May 18th, when ready-to-grill burgers are on sale for just $1 each. It’s a great chance to stock up on biotic-free patties to please anybody who loves burgers, and unless you are a vegan or a vegetarian, you do. Love [...]

JetBlue airfare sale: flights from $39 today only

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:07:59 +0000

Travel Tuesday — JetBlue one-day airfare sale book flights from $49, for travel between May 22nd and June 21st, 2012. JetBlue is calling it an “a-May-zing” sale. Sample one-way fares include $39 between JFK and Martha’s Vineyard, $100 between JFK and Bermuda, $150 between JFK and Phoenix or Ft. Myers. LaGuardia fares include $100 [...]

Johnny Rockets dinner, discounted movie deal

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:54:51 +0000

Monday menus — For a limited time, Johnny Rockets is offering a discounted movie ticket to AMC and other theater chains with each qualifying meal and drink purchase. That includes the only Johnny Rockets location in Manhattan, at Third Avenue and 56th St. Thanks to sister site Living on the Cheap for alerting NYC [...]

Daily deal: foldable water bottles in bright colors

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:52:24 +0000

For some outdoor activities when you don’t want to carry anything bulky, eco-friendly hard-sided water bottles don’t work. That’s when I love soft-sided, foldable water bottles — they’re lighter and flatter, and much more sensible to the environment and your budget than throwaway water bottles. Exercise your inner cheapskate with this Saveology deal, and [...]

Sample sale: Christofle silver, crystal, jewelry

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:11:52 +0000

Starting today: Find the perfect gift for upcoming wedding season, graduation, or to pamper yourself at this special clearance sale of fine Cristofle silver and crystal up to 70% off retail. The sale includes place settings, porcelain and crystal gift items, frames and jewelry. The sale is all this week, through Friday, May 18th, [...]

NYC cheap eats: $59 steak or sushi dinner for two

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:09:38 +0000

Monday menus — If you are hungry for a restaurant bargain, take advantage of this dinner deal in Midtown — $59 for a three course steak or sushi dinner for two at Statler Grill. The voucher deal from Groupon includes one appetizer, two entrees, two sides and coffee or tea. Value up to $133. [...]