Everything you need to know, and some things you don’t:
VIA FEEDBURNER
When you come to New York, you spend a lot of time in trains, buses, cabs… Learn about 100 years of New York Transit at the New York Transit Museum! Housed in an authentic 1930's Subway Station, it offers a great variety of galleries and exhibits, many of which have interactive components. Your children will love it and they’ll even want to celebrate their birthday at the Transit Museum!
Did you come to New York to do shopping? Here is a link that will help you save some money on clothing, books, beauty, home, shoes. This link is updated on a daily basis. Now you can buy everything you want!
DigitalLife is the #1 consumer electronics and entertainment event in the US. It features the latest in home entertainment, video gaming, digital photos and movies, the mobile lifestyle, wireless services, music and movie download services, eCommerce, broadband content, and more. It opens to the public at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (Eleventh Avenue and 34th Street) from September 27, 2007 until September 30, 2007. Now you can redecorate your place!
You have a small budget for your stay in New York? Don’t worry! Here are some tips to get free admissions, free food, and more free things!
- At the Alligator Lounge located at 600 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, the pizza is free
- At the MoMA located at 11 W 53rd St, New York, admission is free on Friday from 4 pm to 8 pm
- At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden located at 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn, admission is free on Saturday before noon
- At Toni & Guy located at 673 Madison Ave Ste 2, New York, you may get a free haircut if you stop by on Fridays at 6 pm
Free things are always more enjoyable!
Now you can learn before, during and after you attend an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art! Thanks to Met Podcast, you can download free special-edition episodes on your MP3 player. Go to the Met Podcast page of the Met website to know more about this new service.
You are fed up with restaurants but cannot cook??? Learn cooking tricks with professionals. Attend cooking classes at the following places: Cooking with Class, Inc. ( 110 East End Ave), La Cuisine Sans Peur (216 W 89th St), Miette Culinary Studio (109 MacDougal St Ste 2). A Chef from Home Cooking can also come to your place if you are lazy… so don’t make up any more excuses. Now you can say “I cooked it!”
India in NYC! Get a taste of Bollywood, Indian food, music and dance from September 23- 27. Check out Incredible India at several venues around NYC including Bryant Park and South Street Seaport. You can even see a sand sculpture of the Taj Mahal at Port Authority.
You’ve probably seen one of those Yellow Cabs painted with giant flowers lately… Garden in Transit is an art project that intends to provide creative therapy for kids in schools, hospitals, and community institutions. If you would like to participate in this project, click here. For more information, visit the official website.
Do you have a need to take power, music , directions and your office information along on your travels? The process can be much easier with some great gadgets. Stay ahead of the game even while you're away from home and work with these technological tools that will ease your mind ... check out the list on the New York Times site (free site registration might be required to read the article).
Even if you don’t speak French, you don’t have any excuse because there will be captions! FIAF, which is a private not-for-profit organization that promotes and enhances knowledge of French and Francophone culture, is organizing the CinemaTuesdays. Every Tuesday, go to 55 E 59th Street (Btwn Park & Madison) and watch a French movie. For more information, visit the official website.
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