37 free things to do in New York City (NYC) on Monday, October 17, 2016
All events are free unless otherwise noted.
Go birding! Discover the surprising diversity of birds that call the park home during migratory season ...
more >> 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. Mondays and Thursdays throught October 20.
8:00 am
free, no reservation required
This is a 3-hour tour that begins with a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge, an icon of New York City for ...
more >> 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.
It is easy to forget that you are in a crowded city while walking through this spectacular park. The ...
more >> original plan for the City of New York, laid out by the City Commissioners in 1811 did not include the park. But as the city grew rapidly in size, that changed.
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats. Daily.
Don't have enough time to take all of the tours? Prefer to experience Manhattan with a smaller group, ...
more >> but a private booking is out of reach? Then consider our All-in-One New York 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, the World Trade Center, Greenwich Village, SoHo, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea Market and the Highline Park. Tour takes place Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
You've seen the iconic skyscrapers, attended a Broadway show, visited Lady Liberty and relaxed in Central ...
more >> 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. Takes place Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays.
In anticipation of the upcoming election, the library is screening the entire first season of House of ...
more >> Cards. House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey), a Democrat from South Carolina's 5th congressional district and the House Majority Whip, who, after getting passed over for appointment as Secretary of State, decides to exact his revenge on those who betrayed him.
12:30 pm
free, no reservation required
Learn about central banking functions that Federal Reserve System performs and see Bank's vault of international ...
more >> 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.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish. A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose ...
more >> young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery. 92 min.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The 3-hour walking and subway tour covers the Financial District including Wall Street and the World ...
more >> Trade Center, SoHo, Little Italy and Chinatown. These are neighborhoods that simply can’t be fully appreciated from a bus. There will be one or two opportunities to sample tasty treats.
Greenwich Village is among Manhattan's most desirable and expensive residential neighborhoods. It's history, ...
more >> however, betrays it's monied status. The Village, with it's quiet, shaded streets, lined with lovely brick and brownstone townhouses, was once the incubating ground of artistic, social and political movements that have helped shape US history. From the Beats to the Folk Movement, from workers rights to gay rights, the Village has often been the center of it all. Tours are Mondays and Fridays at 2pm, and Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10am.
Although world famous, Harlem may be New York's best kept secret with some of the city's best architecture, ...
more >> 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, Thursdays, and Fridays at 2pm, and Saturdays at 10am.
During these limited hours, visitors can explore the normally closed sanctuary at their own pace along ...
more >> 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.
2:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The Welling Court Mural Project has been a labor of love by many in support of street art and graffiti. ...
more >> Beginning with 40 murals the first year to over 130 in 2015, it is one of the best collections of street art and graffiti in the world. Spanning over 5 years of public work and over 130 murals, Welling Court is one of the best collections of contemporary street culture.
Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott is a consummate artist who balances a versatile career as a soloist and ...
more >> collaborator. She performs over 100 concerts a year in a combination of solo recitals, concerti and chamber music. Her repertoire choices are eclectic, spanning from Bach and Haydn to Prokofiev and Scriabin to Kernis, Hartke, Tower and Wuorinen.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
A taklk by Tim Lawrence, Professor of Cultural Studies and Co-director of the Centre for Cultural Studies ...
more >> Research, University of East London.
4:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
Religion influences American political and public life in a huge variety of ways, shaping foreign policy, ...
more >> economics, and social issues. We seek to understand how religion impacts the way in which candidates for political office engage these issues. Polls show that, in general, religious Americans are more likely to vote Republican and less-religious or secular Americans tend to vote Democratic; however, the role of religion in government is much more complicated and nuanced than this simple binary. To what extent does religiosity impact party identification? How does it affect the way candidates seek office, and how does it affect voters’ choices? Panelists will include: Anthea Butler, University of Pennsylvania Robert P. Jones, PRRI, Author of The End of White Christian America Sarah Posner, Journalist, Author of God’s Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters Kenneth Wald, University of Florida Fred Harris (moderator), Columbia University
4:10 pm
free, no reservation required
Astrological coach Lisa Karmen will inform your mind, vitalize your body and empower your spirit. The ...
more >> symbolism and language of astrology is a powerful tool on the journey of wellness.
6:00 pm
free, RSVP required
Stars: Joan Crawford, Spencer Tracy, Alan Curtis. Rags-to-riches Hennessey meets newlyweds Jessie and ...
more >> Eddie from his old neighborhood. Eddie plots to have Jessie divorce him, marry Hennessey, divorce Hennessey, then bring Hennessey's money into remarriage with Eddie. His plan goes awry at several points. 95 min.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
The area around the High Line Park was a vital business district of New York City, supplying fresh fruits, ...
more >> 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. The tour is every Monday.
Editor's Pick
A conversation with prominent women in theatre, as part of the League’s ongoing series which chronicles ...
more >> and documents the contributions of significant women in theatre.
6:00 pm
free, no reservation required
In his lecture, Laurence A. Rickels reenters the exchange between Walter Benjamin and Alexander Mette, ...
more >> which led to Mette’s review of Ursprung des deutschen Trauerspiels in Imago and brought Benjamin to consider the clinical picture of schizophrenia, the topic of Mette’s dissertation-book, which he in turn reviewed. While this contact underscores Benjamin’s interest in the clinical picture of psychosis, which Rickels sees as fundamental to Benjamin’s understanding of the melancholic mode of allegory, Rickels’ emphasis this time lies on the research Mette pursued as bona fide psychoanalyst in Nazi Berlin.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
While it is enjoyable to listen to the wonderful interpreters of the Great American Songbook such as ...
more >> Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan and Louis Armstrong, it is a treat to hear them join with other legends to sing duets. This illustrated lecture features videos of duets done by Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, and Ethel Merman and Mary Martin, just to name a few. With Mel Haber.
6:30 pm
free, no reservation required
After two New York Times bestsellers, Nick Offerman returns with the subject for which he's known best—his ...
more >> incredible real-life woodshop.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
On any given day, on average, seven young people age 19 and younger are shot and killed across America. ...
more >> Award-winning journalist Gary Younge tells the stories of the 10 young lives lost on a randomly selected day, November 23, 2013. From rural towns to big city streets, Younge’s narrative crisscrosses the country over a period of 24 hours putting a human face—a child’s face—on the “collateral damage” of gun violence.
Editor's Pick
Meredith Monk is a Grammy-nominated composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, ...
more >> music-theater works, films, and installations. Recognized as one of the most unique and influential artists of our time, Monk’s work has been presented by BAM, Lincoln Center Festival, and London’s Barbican Centre, among other major venues around the world. Her many honors include a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, three Obie Awards, and two Bessie Awards for Sustained Creative Achievement. In 2014, Monk also received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama. Anne Waldman is the author of over forty books of poetry, most recently Voice’s Daughter of a Heart Yet To Be Born (Coffee House Press, 2016). Her numerous honors include the American Book Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award, the Dylan Thomas Memorial Award, and the Shelley Memorial Award. Waldman is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and is the director of the MFA Writing and Poetics program at the Naropa Institute. She divides her time between Boulder, Colorado, and New York City.
Ven. Geshe Kunkhen will present an overview of the essential Lam Rim teachings
of Lama Tsong Khapa’s ...
more >> Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment during this this on-going three-year course which will cover the small, medium, and large scope of these profound teachings. Classes will consist of lecture and discussion on the overall text, meditation, as well as time for Q&A. Suggested reading: The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Volume 1) Hardcover by Tsong-Kha-Pa (Author), Joshua W. C. Cutler
7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation,...
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Develop self-defense skills and overall fitness. The biomechanics of the sport require developing power ...
more >> from the legs up, resulting in a total-body workout. Instructor: Paul Diaz-Larui
Trae Crowder, Corey Ryan Forrester and Drew Morgan celebrate all that's good about the South while leading ...
more >> the Redneck Revolution and standing proudly blue in a sea of red. Smart, hilarious and incisive, the Liberal Rednecks confront outdated traditions and intolerant attitudes, tackling everything people think they know about the South in lively manifesto for the rise of a New South.
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Award-winning, multidisciplinary artists Chase Joynt and Vivek Shraya, presenting their new books—Joynt’s ...
more >> first book You Only Live Twice: Sex, Death, and Transition (Coach House Books), and Shraya's debut poetry collection even this page is white (Arsenal Pulp Press).
7:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Editor's Pick
New York Philharmonic Concertmaster Frank Huang sits down to talk about his path to the Philharmonic ...
more >> and reflects on his first season in New York.
7:30 pm
free, no reservation required
For some performers, the show must go on… even after death! The Ghosts on Broadway Tour, led by a veteran ...
more >> New York City talent agent, will introduce you to these notorious theater legends who appear after the lights go dim. You’ll hear about the Broadway impresario who haunts the theater that bears his name. His apparition shows up on opening nights to congratulate the cast or “pinch” the leading ladies’ bottom. Jazz age parties are heard almost nightly from his long abandoned apartment over his theater.
A high visibility, low-tech forum on Monday nights. Movement Research supports experiments in performance ...
more >> rather than finished products. Artists are selected by a rotating committee of peer artists. With: J. Bouey, Ellen Furey, Stacy Spence, Kathy Wasik
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
New York is a skyscraper city and there is no better time to view Manhattan’s icons than after the ...
more >> sun sets and the lights go on. Fueled by competition and a dash of audacity, New York City is still producing one of mankind’s most remarkable skyline. NOTE** THIS TOUR SPENDS MUCH TIME INDOORS OR IN SUBWAYS AND GREAT FOR ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. Please note they do utilize the subway on this tour so you will need $5 for subway. Takes place Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Steven Lubin (born 1942 in Brooklyn) is an American pianist and musical scholar. He is best known for ...
more >> his performances on the fortepiano, the early version of the piano. A subspecialty of Lubin's is his approach to performing the keyboard works of the Viennese Classical composers (Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert) on replicas of the historic instruments actually used by the composers.
8:00 pm
free, no reservation required
Hosted by D'Ambrose Boyd with David Pearl at the piano. Where New York's finest professional and aspiring ...
more >> singers come to sing their favorites and hear their peers perform before an intimate audience.
9:00 pm
free, no reservation required