6 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, January 16, 2023
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
With Lily Mastrodimos. It's winter and you know what that means. That's right, it's Weird Duck Time. ...
more >> Shovelers, scoters, or mergansers: which duck do you think has the most insane bill? This is a stroll by the water to see if you can spot any of these winter visitors.
These free tours take place at various times during the day, all day long. You can make reservations ...
more >> for as many tours as your schedule allows.
SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights + DUMBO
3 Hour Lower Manhattan
Harlem
Chelsea and the High Line
6 Hour Downtown Combined
Greenwich Village
Central Park
Lower Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
Graffiti and Street Art Tours
World Trade Center
Hear an unusual perspective from somebody who spent the greater portion of his life working in the GARMENT ...
more >> industry. You will learn how the apparel industry developed in NYC through the years, and how it came to be located in its current District. Watch the development of the industry from sweatshops in the old tenement buildings on the Lower East Side, to giant factories in China and Bangladesh. See how immigrants were the backbone of the industry and in NYC, still are. Five minute flow chart "From Fibers To Garment". Learn about Calvin, Ralph and Oscar, as well as Labor Unions and Gangsters. A Factory Visit When Available. See "The Garment Worker'' by Judith Weller, The Fashion Walk of Fame. The Giant Button and Needle artwork on Seventh Ave. And much more. Rain or shine.
Join a noted Brooklyn cultural institution for a program of music and performances honoring the life ...
more >> of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring poet, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and activist Allison Russell, the award-winning Sing Harlem Choir, and keynote speaker Sherrilyn Ifill, the former Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and one of 2021's TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
10:30 am
free, reservation required...
Fifteen years before Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat, and a full decade before the U.S. ...
more >> Supreme Court overturned separate-but-equal legislation, Pauli Murray was fighting for social justice. As an African-American youth raised in the segregated South who also wrestled with gender identity, Pauli became a pioneering attorney, activist, priest, and dedicated memoirist. Told largely in Pauli’s own words, My Name is Pauli Murray is a candid recounting of the journey of this remarkable figure. Dir.: Julie Cohen and Betsy West With Patricia Bell-Scott, Pauli Murray (archive footage), and Dolores Chandler 91min.
1:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Meet the winter birds. Nearly 240 bird species have been spotted on the island, which provides ...
more >> excellent habitat all year round. Whether you’re an expert birder or a beginner, these monthly tours will help you discover all of the bird life the island has to offer this winter.