Big Apple Greeters

Free, Things to Do, Tours

See the New York City with a Local Resident Big Apple Greeters is a volunteer organization that connects New York City visitors with knowledgeable residents who will show them around and help get them oriented to the city. Visitors can suggest neighborhoods...

Stargazing at Lincoln Center

Free

No, we don’t mean looking for celebrities at this iconic theater site, but actually looking at the stars in the sky. The Amateur Astronomers Association sets up telescopes in the area by the Lincoln Center fountain on Friday and Saturday nights from the...

Times Square Midnight Moment

Free, Things to Do

11:57 p.m. to Midnight at Times Square Every night, from 11:57 p.m. to midnight, the electronic billboards at Times Square switch over from advertisements to a synchronized digital art installation. Times Square Arts curates the Midnight Moment displays, selecting a...

Free NY Museum Admissions with Bank of America Card

Deals, Free, Museums, Sights

Thanks to the Bank of America’s “Museums on Us” program, your Bank of America card or Merrill Lynch card can score you free admission the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, American Museum of Natural History, Intrepid Sea, Air, and...

Free Lower Manhattan Transit with the Downtown Connection

Free, Sights, Transportation

The Downtown Alliance provides a free bus service called the Downtown Connection to help you get around Lower Manhattan. The Downtown Connection travels between South Street Seaport and and Battery Park City, making 38 stops along the way.  You can hop on and off as...