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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on March 4, 2016?

27 free events take place on Friday, March 4 in New York City. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides! Exciting, high quality, unique and off the beaten path free events and free things to do take place in New York today, tonight, tomorrow and each day of the year, any time of the day: whether it's a weekday or a weekend, day or night, morning or evening or afternoon, December or July, April or November! These events will take your breath away!

New York City (NYC) never ceases to amaze you with quantity and quality of its free culture and free entertainment. Check out March 4 and see for yourself. Summer or Winter, Spring or Fall! Just click on any day of the calendar above and you'll find most inspiring and entertaining free events to go to and free things to do on each day of March . Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

Some events take place all year long: same day of the week, same time there are there for you to take advantage of. One of the oldest free weekly events in Manhattan is Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen, which happen at noon every Tuesday. Another example of an event that you can attend all year round on weekdays is Federal Reserve Bank Tour, which takes place every week day at 1 pm (but advanced reservations are required). You can take at least 13 free tours every day of the year, except the New Year Day, July 4th, and the Christmas Day. If you are classical music afficionado, you can spend whole day in New York going from one free classical concert to another. If you love theater, then New York gives you an option to attend plays and musicals free of charge, or at deep discount. You just need to have information about it. And we are here to make that information available to you.
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27 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Friday, March 4, 2016

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Editor's Picks

free events nyc Putin, Russia and the West - No Middle Ground?
free events nyc Technology, Privacy, and the Future of Education
free events nyc Documentary: Robert Kenner's Merchants of Doubt (2014)
free events nyc The Balcony: A College Production of Jean Genet's Brothel Drama
free events nyc The Lab Sessions: Experimental Jazz Party and Jam Session
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Workshop | Robotics: Law and Ethics


Stemming from research done by the "RoboLaw" project (with European Union support), this workshop introduces a social-science perspective to the technological discussion of robotics. Are existing legal frameworks adequate and workable in light of the rapid proliferation of new technologies? Do developments in this field affect legal and social norms, values, and processes?
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:30 am
Free

Tour | All-in-One Downtown Tour


This tour utilizes your feet and the New York City Subway* to transport you from Lower Manhattan, the birthplace of New York, through Wall St and the Financial District, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown and Midtown Manhattan. There will be ample opportunities for memorable pictures. You'll get the chance to savor NY's best pizza and cannoli and other treats, learn how to play NY handball, maybe bargain with a shopkeeper in Chinatown, observe a game of street chess in Greenwich Village, people watch and window shop in SoHo, and kick back on the Highline Park. Along the way, you'll master the subway and learn about New York's Finest! This tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
Free

City Walk | Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo Tour


This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for over 125 years, with spectacular views of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The tour then moves on to a stroll of Brooklyn Heights, America’s and New York City’s first suburb. The tour then explores the neighborhood DUMBO before ending at the Fulton Ferry landing. This tour takes place every day at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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City Walk | East Harlem Public Housing Neighborhood Tour


East Harlem neighborhood tour with Nicholas Dagen Bloom. He will discuss tenements, NYCHA Superblocks and Community Centers (Johnson, etc), and new affordable to show how the neighborhood has been reconstructed over the past century. The event starts with show tour at the gallery.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Workshop | Learn Juggling in the Park


Test your coordination and dexterity with free juggling lessons in the park. All skill levels are welcome to join in the fun. Equipment is provided. Lessons are weather permitting. This workshop occurs Mondays through Fridays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Lecture | Putin, Russia and the West - No Middle Ground?


A talk with Mark Seddon, journalist and former Communications Aide to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, will explore the fraught relations between Russia and the West, beginning with the hope epitomized by glasnost and perestroika, and the contemporary gloom of mis-understanding and hostility of the early 21st century. Seddon will discuss how relations between Russia and the West could improve, or whether they need to improve at all.
   New York City, NY; NYC
12:00 pm
Free

Discussion | Writers in Conversation: Alexander Chee / Garth Greenwell


A conversation between Alexander Chee, bestselling author of The Queen of the Night and Garth Greenwell, bestselling author of What Belongs to You. Moderated by Steven Thrasher.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Concert | Bach at Noon


The keyboard works of Bach offered in 30-minute meditations by Patrick Allen, organist and master of choristers, and Phillip Lamb, organ scholar. Bach at Noon concerts takes place Tuesdays through Fridays, from September 15, 2015 to May 26, 2016.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:20 pm
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Tour | Grand Central and Its Neighborhood Tour


Discover architecture and social history of Grand Central neighborhood; learn secrets of Whispering Gallery in Grand Central Terminal; gaze upon hubcaps and roadsters on side of Chrysler Building; discover favorite Midtown Manhattan hangout of Mercury, Hercules, and Minerva; learn why Pershing Square isn’t really square; visit original Lincoln Memorial by Daniel Chester French. Award-winning tour led by urban explorer, historian, and storyteller Justin Ferate. This tour takes place every Friday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:30 pm
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Tour | Federal Reserve Bank Tour


Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international monetary gold on bedrock of Manhattan Island, five stories below street level. Learn why Federal Reserve has "Federal" in its name, while it's a private bank, not Federal at all. Tour times: 1:00pm, 2:00pm. This tour takes place Mondays through Fridays, except bank holidays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Jon Watts' Cop Car (2015): Psycho Sheriff


Stars: Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford. A small town sheriff sets out to find the two kids who have taken his car on a joy ride. 86 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Talk | Protecting the Hudson Estuary


As founder of the New York/New Jersey Baykeeper, speaker Andrew Willner has been an unrelenting advocate to protect, preserve and restore the environment of the most urban estuary on Earth. He has devoted his career to planning for a sustainable future for the Hudson-Raritan Estuary watershed.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:00 pm
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Film | Michael Curtiz's Oscar-Winning Mildred Pierce (1945): High Melodrama


Stars: Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, Zachary Scott. A hardworking mother inches towards disaster as she divorces her husband and starts a successful restaurant business to support her spoiled daughter. 111 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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1:30 pm
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Film | Carol Reed's Oscar Nominee Odd Man Out (1947): The Troubles in Ireland


Stars: James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack. A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery. Action takes place in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 120 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Symposium | Technology, Privacy, and the Future of Education


This symposium brings together educational specialists, journalists and academics to open a dialogue around the pedagogical, legal and ethical repercussions of the use of new technologies in educational environments.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:00 pm
Free

Concert | Blair Academy Chamber Choir


Choral works and arrangements by William Duckworth, Sergey Rachmaninov, Elizabeth Poston, Moses Hogan, Max Holman, Jacques Arcadelt, Charles Villiers Stanford, and Ola Gjeilo
   New York City, NY; NYC
4:00 pm
Free

Author Reading | Nadia Natali discusses her book Stairway To Paradise: Growing Up Gershwin


Her father invented Kodachrome, and her mother — who sang and danced professionally — was the sister of George and Ira Gershwin. Growing up in Westport, Connecticut amidst great privilege and uncommon fame, Nadia Natali might have chosen a life of comfort and celebrity. But from an early age, she was driven to create one of great consequence instead, one in which she could seek her true purpose and life’s deepest meanings.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Poetry Reading | Poetry as Diplomacy


With Meena Alexander and Naomi Shibab Nye.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:00 pm
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Film | Documentary: Robert Kenner's Merchants of Doubt (2014)


The film explores public relations tactics that have been used to cast dispersion on scientific research in order to protect business interests. The central concern of the film is the ongoing use of these tactics to forestall governmental action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in response to the risk of global climate change.
   New York City, NY; NYC
5:30 pm
Free

Concert | Chelsea Nights Concert


With: Chargaux Corbu Hnry Flwr
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Poetry Reading | Carmen Giménez Smith reads from her book "Milk and Filth


Carmen Giménez Smith's most recent collection is put out by University of Arizona Press.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Paul Kahan reads from his book The Bank War


Historian Paul Kahan explores one of the most important and dramatic events in American political and economic history: Jackson's triumph in squashing the recharter of the First Bank of the United States, thereby ushering in the era of free banking and the creation of the Federal Reserve System.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Film | Spike Lee's Oscar-Nominated Do the Right Thing (1989): Long Hot Summer


Stars: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee. On the hottest day of the year on a street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence. 120 min. Includes snacks and beverages.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
$5 suggested donation

Theater | The Balcony: A College Production of Jean Genet's Brothel Drama


Set in a brothel of an unnamed city in the midst of a revolution that has wiped out all the real holders of power, the Chief of Police enlists the regular customers to play out the fantasy roles that destiny has denied them. This mocking view of man and society plays out in macabre, climactic scenes, creating a microcosm of the establishment regime under threat outside. This play repeats March 3-5.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
Free

Jazz | The Lab Sessions: Experimental Jazz Party and Jam Session


The Lab Sessions is an experimental jazz party and jam session hosted by bassist/vocalist Mimi Jones which explores genres from traditional & contemporary jazz, eclectic soul, funk, rock, and neo soul. This event occurs March 4, 11 and 18.
   New York City, NY; NYC
8:00 pm
No cover...

Concert | The VeeVees, Brooklyn's Rock 'n' Roll Revivalists


“A charismatic throwback to the in-your-face attitude that rock was built on. The group puts out a vibrant and dynamic energy that will have you banging your head along with the overdriven guitars and driving drums.” —The Deli Magazine Brooklyn-based rock ‘n’ roll revivalists The VeeVees combine heavy guitar riffs, propulsive drums, and the sneering punk swagger of formidable frontwoman Sophia Urista. The dynamic foursome commands the stage with a raw, soul-shaking sound that’s tailor-made for moshing.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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Performance | The Canuck Cabaret


Canuck Cabaret is back for one night only. Join host Paul Hutcheson and fellow Canadian Jillian Thomas for an eclectic, maple syrup-infused, no apologies, night of Canadian talent! Friday 3/4 @ Midnight UNDER St. Marks (94 St. Marks Place) $5
   New York City, NY; NYC
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11:59 pm
$5
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Concert | Christmas Concert

Regular Price: $55
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Classical Music | Works by Mozart, Dvorak and More

Regular Price: $50
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