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Are you looking for free things to do in New York City (NYC) on October 6, 2015?

40 free events take place on Tuesday, October 6 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 October 6 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 October . 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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40 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Tuesday, October 6, 2015

All events are free unless otherwise noted.
        

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!
   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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Tour | Federal Hall National Memorial Guided Tour


Ranger-guided tours are available to the public during operating hours. Times: 10:00AM, 11:00AM, 1:00PM, 2:00PM, 3:00PM. This tour is available Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from September through December 30.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Tour | SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown Tour


You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central Park. Looking for a little more of the Big Apple? Maybe it's time to visit some of Manhattan's oldest and most enchanting historic districts. Take a relaxing stroll through SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:00 am
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Workshop | Twitter Basics Workshop


Learn about the online social network Twitter.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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10:30 am
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Jazz | Dixieland Jazz with the Gotham Jazzmen


The Gotham Jazzmen bring their take on Dixieland Jazz. The band features: Ed Bonoff on drums; James Collier on trombone; Lee Lorenz on cornet; Pete Sokolow on piano; Dick Waldburger on bass; Ernie Lumer on clarinet; and Bill Wurtzel on guitar. This event recurs every Tuesday.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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12:00 pm
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Author Reading | Iryna Vushko discusses her book The Politics of Cultural Retreat: Imperial Bureaucracy in Austrian Galicia 1772-1867


An illuminating history of state-building, nationalism, and bureaucracy, this book tells the story of how an international cohort of Austrian officials from Bohemia, Hungary, the Hapsburg Netherlands, Italy, and several German states administered Galicia from its annexation from Poland-Lithuania in 1772 until the beginning of Polish autonomy in 1867. Historian Iryna Vushko examines the interactions between these German-speaking bureaucrats and the local Galician population of Poles, Ukrainians, and Jews. She reveals how Enlightenment-inspired theories of modernity and supranational uniformity essentially backfired, ultimately bringing about results that starkly contradicted the original intentions and ideals of the imperial governors.
   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 | 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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Workshop | Ballet Exercise Class for Adults


Here’s your chance to experience the ballerina in each of us. Learn basic ballet steps and experience the joy of dancing in a class that combines ballet and exercise specifically for older adults. You’ll have fun as you dance and see for yourself the benefits of ballet for good balance, agility and grace. Wear comfortable clothes and be ready to have fun. Come for the whole month or just drop in. No experience necessary. About the instructor: Jennifer Grambs, trained in both ballet and exercise for older adults, will show you how ballet helps us feel fit, not only in class, but everyday as we travel the sidewalks of New York City. This class occurs October 6, October 13, October 20, and October 26, 2015.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
Free

Tour | Harlem Tour


Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, food, music and people. Harlem's history is also one of the city's most dramatic, having gone through many ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic changes over the past roughly 400 years, which have resulted in a diverse array of places of worship, theaters, homes and eating establishments. This tour takes place Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm, Wednesdays at 4pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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2:00 pm
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Film | Norman Z. McLeod's Alice in Wonderland (1933) - Plus a Silent 1903 Version


With Charlotte Henry, W.C. Fields, Gary Cooper. An early, all-star version of Lewis Carroll's enduring fantasy. 76 min. Also: Cecil Hepworth's silent short Alice in Wonderland from 1903.
   New York City, NY; NYC
2:30 pm
Free

Lecture | Argentina's Response to Its Debt Crisis


Her Excellency Dr. Cecilia Nahón, Argentina's Ambassador to the United States will give this talk. Nahón has served in the public and private sectors as well as the academic sector. Prior to her current appointment, Nahón served as Secretary of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Argentina.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Discussion | Black Masculinity: Threat or Threatened


Join bell hooks and Kevin Powell in a discussion about black masculinity in popular culture today. Kevin Powell is an activist, public speaker and author of 12 books, including his new title The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy’s Journey into Manhood. bell hooks is an author, activist, feminist and scholar-in-residence at The New School. This fall is her fifth and final week-long visit in a three-year residency.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | Citizen Cartography: Building a Virtual Atlas of New York


Help NYPL build the geospatial library of the future! This workshop will get you oriented with the set of tools the Library has developed that enables librarians and the general public to add valuable geographic context to old maps by overlaying digital images of historical maps onto a contemporary digital map through a process called georectification, or "warping" maps. This means overlaying digital images of historic maps onto a contemporary digital map (similar to Google Maps), transforming them into tiles of a virtual atlas.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Film | Richard Loncraine's 5 Filghts Up (2014): Living in New York


Cast: Morgan Freeman, Diane Keaton, Cynthia Nixon. In this bittersweet comedy set in the cutthroat world of New York real estate, old married couple Ruth and Alex make plans to sell their Brooklyn property and move to Manhattan, only to discover that relocating is never simple. 92 min.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Concert | Student Recitals


Viola Competition Finals 4 p.m. Khari Joyner, Cello 8 p.m.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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4:00 pm
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Workshop | eBook Help Hour: Get Started with eBooks


Need help getting started with eBooks? Bring your laptop, eReader, tablet or smart phone to eBook Help Hour. Get assistance loading electronic library books on your Kindle, create your free Adobe ID, learn about 3M Cloud Library, and so much more. Make sure you bring your library card and any necessary access passwords for your devices so they can help you as quickly as possible.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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5:15 pm
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Opening Reception | Swampland: Photographs by Ruth Wetzel


New York artist Ruth Wetzel spends hours trekking through wetlands in waders photographing magnified views of diverse plant life and ecosystems found in New York. She isolates intimate details in the swamps—plumes of sediment, verdant foliage, and colorful reflections—allowing abstract forms to shine. Swampland includes over 30 small and large format photographs of wetlands around her upstate Stone Ridge, New York home, as well as a newly created series of photographs documenting New York City’s Alley Pond Park in Queens, Prospect Park Lake, and Spuyten Duyvil Creek.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Alice's Adventures at Columbia


A lecture by Dayna Huhn, Founder, Lewis Carroll Society of Canada.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Barbara Weinstein discusses her book The Color of Modernity: São Paulo and the Making of Race and Nation in Brazil


Join a discussion of race, gender, and regional inequality in the formation of national identities in Brazil in honor of Barbara Weinstein's new book. Organized around two principal episodes — the 1932 Constitutionalist Revolution and 1954’s IV Centenário, the quadricentennial of São Paulo’s founding — this book shows how both elites and popular sectors in São Paulo embraced a regional identity that attributed the state's economic trajectory to their exceptional aptitude for modernity and progress, attributes that became—and remain—associated with “whiteness.” This evening will feature a panel of scholars of Latin America who will comment on this important new book.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | History, Memory, and Trauma


Dominick LaCapra began teaching in the History Department at Cornell in 1969, where he is currently Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor of Humanistic Studies. He also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Comparative Literature and is a member of the graduate field of Romance Studies and the program in Jewish Studies. He served for ten years as director of Cornell’s Society for the Humanities and for four years as Associate Director and for eight years as director of the School of Criticism and Theory. In the course of his career, LaCapra's own principal contributions have been to intellectual and cultural history and to critical theory, which he sees as closely related fields of inquiry. His teaching interests range widely in the areas of modern European intellectual and cultural history, historiography, trauma studies, history and literature, and critical theory.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | Miracle at St. Anna: Black Soldiers in WWII Italy


A lecture by 1996/2000 Bogliasco Foundation Fellow, James McBride, celebrated author of The Color of Water, journalist and award-winning composer.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Author Reading | Shay Mitchell discusses her book Bliss


This evening welcome actress and star of the ABC Family drama Pretty Little Liars, Shay Mitchell. She'll be in conversation with Michaela Blaney.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Opening Reception | Six Solo Photography Shows


With: Rita Baunok, Millie Falcaro, Arnold Kastenbaum, Elizabeth Nahum-Albright, R. Wayne Parsons, Ruth Raskin
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6:00 pm
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Concert | Tuesday Organ Recital


Stephen Hamilton (Minneapolis, Minn.), performs “French Flourishes” - music of Duruflé, Messiaen, Franck, Alain, and Dupré. These recitals occur every Tuesday, Oct. 6, Oct. 13, Oct. 20, and Oct. 27.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:00 pm
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Lecture | The Importance of the Present: Contemporary Art in the Vatican Museums


A lecture by Micol Forti, Director of the Contemporary Art collection of the Vatican Museums.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:15 pm
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Workshop | Advanced MS Excel 2010 Workshop


Explore more advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2010. Topics include using formulas and functions, data sorting and conditional formatting.
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6:30 pm
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Concert | Britannica in Deutsch Concert: Britten, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss


Program: Benjamin Britten: 6 Hölderlin-Fragments Op. 61 Franz Schubert: 3 Shakespeare Lieder Robert Schumann: from Myrthen, Op. 25 Richard Strauss: 3 Ophelia Lieder Op. 67 BASS will perform: Kristina Bachrach, soprano, Nils Neubert, tenor; Michael Brofman, Miori Sugiyama, piano.
   New York City, NY; NYC
6:30 pm
Free

Poetry Reading | Lev Oborin discusses his book The Green Ridge


A reading and talk by poet Lev Oborin. Oborin will read from his recent collection of verse and share some observations on the state of contemporary Russian poetry. Oborin, a Russian poet, critic, and translator, lives in Moscow. He has published critical essays in leading Moscow journals, including Znamia, Novyi Mir and Oktiabr. Shortlisted for the Debut Prize in 2004 and 2008, he was awarded a prize from Znamia in 2011. His poetry has been translated into English, Polish, German and Latvian. He is an editor at the Russian edition of Rolling Stone.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Slide Lecture | Melissa Lane discusses her book The Birth of Politics: Eight Greek and Roman Political Ideas and Why They Matter


This illustrated lecture shows how the Greeks and Romans defined politics with distinctive concepts, vocabulary, and practices—all of which continue to influence politics and political aspirations around the world today. It focuses on eight political ideas from the Greco-Roman world that are especially influential today: justice, virtue, constitution, democracy, citizenship, cosmopolitanism, republic, and sovereignty.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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6:30 pm
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Author Reading | Anita Diamant discusses her book The Boston Girl


Anita Diamant brings a piece of feminism's forgotten history to the fore as she follows the life of one woman, Addie Baum, through a period of dramatic change. Addie is The Boston Girl, the spirited daughter of an immigrant Jewish family, born in 1900 to parents who were unprepared for America and its effect on their three daughters.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Authors Read: Jill Rapaport / Carl Watson / Rob Hardin


Jill Rapaport's collection of fiction Duchamp et Moi and Other Stories was published by Fly by Night Press/A Gathering of the Tribes in 2014. Her work has appeared in Found Object, Resister, RedTape, Global City Review, Sensitive Skin, New Observations, and other publications, and has been anthologized in Up Is Up, But So Is Down: New York's Downtown Literary Scene, 1974-1992 (NYU Press) and The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, among others. Carl Watson is a poet and fiction writer who splits his time between NYC and a barn in the Catskill Mountains. His most recent book of poems is Astral Botanica, published by Fly By Night Press/Gathering of the Tribes. Last year he published the novel Backwards the Drowned Go Dreaming (Sensitive Skin Press). The Hotel of Irrevocable Acts is a novel published by Autonomedia/Unbearables Press and Beneath the Empire of the Birds, a book of short stories, was published by Apathy Press in 1995. Rob Hardin is the author of Distorture, a stubbornly ornate collection of short stories that won the Firecracker Award. It was also nominated for a Bram Stoker and made Fiona Webster's list of the Ten Best Horror Books of the Year in Amazon's Dark Horse series.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Author Reading | Eimear McBride reads from her novel A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing


McBride tells the story of a young Irish girl’s devastating adolescence as she and her terminally ill brother, who suffers from a brain tumor, struggle for a semblance of normalcy while undergoing emotional and physical abuse from those around them.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Concert | Hawaii Youth Percussion Ensemble


From the Program in Percussion Performance.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Workshop | Introduction to Meditation


This introductory meditation class was featured in New York Magazine’s top picks.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Author Reading | Maris Kreizman discusses her book Slaughterhouse 90210


Author Maris Kreizman hosts the launch of the book that celebrates the intersection of literature and pop culture, with special guests Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Tyler Coates, Gilbert Cruz, Willa Paskin, and Pilot Viruet. Free drinks and snacks until they run out, courtesy of Tumblr.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Open Mike | Super Storytellers


No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter brings New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers. This month's theme is "Para...Normal V.4.0," featuring true stories— the spookier and/or freaky-deakier the better, from: Robin Bady (National Storytelling Network honoree) musician/writer Colin Dempsey (National Public Radio), Jackie Jax (Damaged & Proud podcast), writer/storyteller/comedian Harmon Leon (This American Life) and actress/storyteller Jenice Matias (Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre). This series takes place next on Tuesday, Nov. 3 and Tuesday, Dec. 1.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:00 pm
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Tour | 9/11 Memorial and Brooklyn Bridge Night Tour


A renaissance is taking place on the southern tip of Manhattan Island. Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th 2001, a concerted effort has been undertaken to redevelop this part of the city, with the redevelopment of the World Trade Center and the construction of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum. And from twilight into the night is the right time to pay a visit to this part of New York City. From the Memorial to the Woolworth Building, City Hall to the Brooklyn Bridge, some of the your most memorable experiences in the city await you. This tour takes place Tuesdays at 7:30pm.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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7:30 pm
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Workshop | Stargazing in the Park


You don't have to leave New York City to see the stars. Gaze at the stars, planets, and moon through the high-powered telescopes of the Amateur Astronomers Association, and chat with the experts about the sights you see.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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9:00 pm
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