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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on May 2, 2016?

28 free events take place on Monday, May 2 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 May 2 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 May . 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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28 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, May 2, 2016

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

Birdwatching | Spring Birding Tour


Go birding! Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season with guided tours. The location is a hotspot for avian visitors and birders alike. Past sightings include warblers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes, and even a Chuck-will's-widow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 am
Free

Talk | New Voices: How Victims and Survivors of Crime Are Changing the Conversation About Criminal Justice Reform


Criminal justice reform is receiving greater attention and support on both sides of the political aisle, and among law enforcement and communities that have been criminalized. Recently, new voices have joined the debate: victims and surivors of crime seeking a more redemptive system rooted in prevention, restoration and equal justice. These emerging leaders are promoting new solutions and challenging retributive, punitive models driving mass incarceration. Join a discussion with criminal justice expert Kirsten Levingston.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 am
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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
Free

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
Free

Other | Nature Sanctuary Open Hours


During these limited hours, visitors can explore the normally closed sanctuary at their own pace along the rustic trail. See how the conservancy has restored this native woodland garden for birds and other wildlife. The wood-chipped trail is uneven; please wear appropriate shoes. This ecosystem is a protected area and home to many flora and fauna. No groups, dogs, bikes, or strollers. Free and self-guided. Space is limited.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Screening | Talks on Film: Gloria Steinem / Roberta Kaplan


If you missed them live, watch this special re­play series of LIVE from the NYPL featuring Gloria Steinem and Roberta Kaplan. Engage with the brightest through this special series of screenings, each tackling a range of contemporary issues. Speakers investigate everything from feminist politics to reparations to the profound need for community. Enjoy the series and stay after for a group discussion and explore the issues further through our suggested reading list.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Reading | Dovetail Literary Magazine Reading and Reception


The annual literary journal is celebrating the publication of its 2016 edition. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Staged Reading | The Soap Myth: A Reading of Jeff Cohen's Play in Celebration of Holocaust Remembrance Day


Featuring seven-time Emmy winner Ed Asner in the role of Holocaust survivor Milton Saltzman. The Soap Myth takes place more than a half century after the end of WWII, when at the desperate urging of a passionate Holocaust survivor a young investigative reporter finds herself caught between numerous versions of the same story. The Soap Myth questions who has the right to record history - those who have lived it and remember, those who study and protect it, or those who would seek to distort and desecrate its very existence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Talk | Artist Talk: Nicholas O'Brien


A lecture by new media artist Nicholas O’Brien, whose The Four Tools is a new series of 3D animations addressing labor, technology, and personal history.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Contemporary Classics Book Discussion


On Such a Full Sea takes Chang-Rae Lee’s elegance of prose, his masterly storytelling, and his long-standing interests in identity, culture, work, and love, and lifts them to a new plane. Stepping from the realistic and historical territories of his previous work, Lee brings us into a world created from scratch.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Óscar Martínez discusses his book A History of Violence: Living and Dying in Central America


Book launch event featuring renowned Salvadoran journalist and author Óscar Martínez in conversation with Francisco Goldman and Jon Lee Anderson. Moderated by Diana Taylor.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Discussion | The 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution in China


Professor Xu Youyu discusses the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution in China with Andrew Nathan, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. A reception will follow.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Park Walk | The High Line Tour


The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, French Cheeses and Russian caviar as well as fresh meats to City markets. The hustle and bustle of the streets induced the City to elevate the railroad trains delivering goods to the commercial buildings. When interstate truck traffic made the railway outdated, it fell into ruin, only to be regenerated as a park. Join the High Line Tours and discover New York’s most exciting new park and learn about the history of the Meatpacking District as well as Chelsea and it’s wonderful market. They’ll show you the unique architecture and cutting edge art that is a part of and surrounds the High Line, but you really should come for the awesome views. Tour takes place Mondays.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:00 pm
Free

Film | Brunella Filì's Emergency Exit: Young Italians Abroad (2014): Documentary on Italian Politics


A documentary about Italy and the consequences that the last 20 years of politics have had on the young generation: in fact, thousands of young Italians leave their country every year; more then 70% of them are college graduates or professionally trained. Almost all were forced to leave Italy due to the high unemployment rate.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
Free

Slide Lecture | Malcolm Nance discusses his book Defeating ISIS: Who They Are, How They Fight, What They Believe


This illustrated lecture explains the religious and military origins of ISIS — the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, its virulent propaganda, and how it spreads its cult ideology throughout the Middle East and to disaffected youth across the globe through ultra-violence.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Workshop | Trivia Night


Come and test your knowledge in a challenging though entertaining 30 question trivia quiz. There are questions and categories for all comers, spanning subjects from Music and Movies to New York History, Sports, Literature and others in between. Individuals and teams welcome. Bring your friends and be prepared to have a good time. Trivia Master Chris Vaccari is a New York-based trivia host with the answers to (almost) all of your questions. He has hosted fun-filled trivia events in the Tri-State area since 2007.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Film | Wolf Gremm's The Moodies (1974): German Documentary


“In a June 1974 edition of The Sunday Times magazine, a double-page colour photograph depicts an unsmiling group of five young women and one young man, wildly dressed and intensely made up. Their style resembles that of the New York Dolls combined with kabuki theatre, early Roxy Music and an amateur pantomime. They glower into the camera: hostile, haughty, inscrutable and absurd. these were the Moodies, a group of students from the Fine Art department of Reading University and they were concerned with the slippery but rewarding dialogues between high and low cultural forms, gender, androgyny and sexuality, performance art and pop." - Michael Bracewell
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:45 pm
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Author Reading | Diane Guerrero reads from her book In the Country We Love: My Family Divided


The star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | James Shapiro discusses his book The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606 with Emmy-winning actor John Lithgow


James Shapiro and John Lithgow discuss Shapiro’s most recent book which shows how tumultuous events in England in 1606 affected Shakespeare and shaped the three great tragedies he wrote that year—King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Samuel E. Abrams discusses his book Education and the Commercial Mindset


Abrams, director of the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education, will explain why Wall Street was wrong two decades ago that for-profit firms would do a better job managing public schools than municipalities yet correct, regrettably, that policymakers would embrace a bottom-line approach to teaching based on student test results in reading and math.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Secret Service agent Clint Hill reads from his book Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford


Hill reflects on his 17 years protecting the nation's most powerful office. He walked the presidents through a tumultuous era -- the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Watergate and more. With a unique insider's perspective, Hill sheds new light on these presidents.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Book Discussion | Writers Read: Douglas Kennedy / Marc Levy


International bestselling novelists Douglas Kennedy and Marc Levy discuss their latest novels, The Blue Hour and A Spin on the Horizon (L’Horizon à l’envers), as well as their passion for literature.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Musical Songwriters Showcase


Steven Sater (Spring Awakening), Jim Walton (MID-LIFE! The Crisis Musical), and Jeffrey Stock (Triumph of Love) head a list of top musical theater songwriters premiering songs inspired by Lincoln Center.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Staged Reading | Selected Scenes from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice


An exceptional preview reading and discussion of The Merchant of Venice. The reading of selected scenes by Reg E. Cathey with actors from the prestigious Compagnia de’ Colombari will be followed by a conversation with director Karin Coonrod and Shaul Bassi on this unique co-production investigating the play’s poignant exploration of love and hate, avarice and mercy, and of being human.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Dance Performance | Dance Works-in-Progress


A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights. Movement Research at the Judson Church supports experiments in performance rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists. With: Dana Bell and Meg Clixby, Expressions Dance Company, Zavé Martohardjono, Sophie Sotsky | TYKE DANCE
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Performance | Nat Towsen’s Downtown Variety Hour 3rd Anniversary Show


With: Jo Firestone (Punderdome 3000, WFMU) Erik Bergstrom (The New Yorker) Marina Franklin (Chappelle’s Show) Aaron Glaser (Tosh.0) Natalia Plaza (Reductress) cartoonist R. Sikoryak (SNL, The New Yorker) sketch comedy mavens Mpire Comedy Downtown History (know your city!) NYC Trivia (win prizes!) With free beer from Brewery Ommegang
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
$5

Performance | Nicky Sunshine's 'Time to Shine Monday' Comedy/Variety Show


Actress/standup comic Nicky Sunshine ("Platanos and Collard Greens," Black Women In Comedy showcase at Tribeca PAC) brings an awesome lineup of performers to her ongoing weekly comedy/variety show.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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8:00 pm
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Jazz | The Music of John Coltrane Ensemble


The Music of John Coltrane Ensemble is a special repertory ensemble exploring the compositions and performances of John Coltrane. Ensemble director Reggie Workman performed with Coltrane as a member of his band, and develops the ensemble in the spirit of the great Coltrane groups
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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