Saturday, May 18th: It’s My Park Day 2013
Join thousands of New Yorkers who come together each It’s My Park Day season to volunteer and celebrate their neighborhood parks and public spaces throughout the five boroughs! It’s My Park Day activities are coordinated by local community groups, City Parks Foundation, and many divisions of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, including Urban [...]
Saturday, May 18th: How to Save at Least 50% Every Time You Grocery Shop
How to Save at Least 50% Every Time You Grocery Shop Port Richmond Library (75 Bennett St., Staten Island) 2pm Free STOP throwing your money away at the grocery store! What if you could save at least 50% on your monthly grocery budget and build a stockpile of food at the same time? This workshop [...]
Saturday, May 4th & Sunday, May 5th: Jane’s Walk NYC 2013 with 100+ Free Walking & Biking Tours
On Saturday, May 4 and Sunday, May 5, thousands of New Yorkers will come together for Jane’s Walk NYC – an annual series of 100+ FREE guided walks (and bike rides!) throughout New York’s five boroughs. Registration is NOT required. Whether you choose to stroll through neighborhoods you love or discover new neigborhoods you’ve never [...]
Wednesday, May 1st: #sameskyny
Wednesday, May 1 at 7:30PM we invite all of New York to make a picture with some sky in it for a crowd-sourced quasi-cubist portrait of light throughout the city at a particular moment. Interpret as straight or as creatively as you desire. You can submit with or without a smartphone. Click here for more [...]
Sunday, April 28th: World Pinhole Photography Day at Alice Austen House
World Pinhole Photography Day Alice Austen Alice Austen House (2 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island) 11am-4pm $5, materials included, reservation required: sara@aliceausten.org or (718) 816-4506 ex. 10. This is an international event created to promote and celebrate the art of pinhole photography. On this unique day, we encourage people throughout the world to take some time [...]
Saturday, April 27th: New York City Regional Chili Cookoff 2013
New York City Regional Chili Cookoff 2013 Historic Richmond Town (441 Clarke Ave., Staten Island) 12-4pm $12 Come visit New York City’s authentic living history village for the only chili cookoff within the five boroughs that has been sanctioned by the International Chili Society! A family-oriented event that includes chili sampling, judging, cash prizes, amusements, [...]
Sunday, April 21st: Pinhole Photography Workshop
Pinhole Photography Workshop Alice Austen Alice Austen House (2 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island) 2pm $10, RSVP: 718-816-4506 ext. 10 or email sara@aliceausten.com The Alice Austen House Museum is excited to be hosting a Family and Adult Pinhole Camera Workshop. The Family Workshop begins at 12:00 noon and the Adult Workshop begins at 2:00. The cost [...]
Wednesday, April 17th: Poem in Your Pocket Day 2013
Celebrate national Poem in Your Pocket Day on Thursday, April 18, 2013! Select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others throughout the day. You can also share your poem selection on Twitter by using the hashtag #pocketpoem. Click here for more information & a complete schedule of events. Click here for [...]
Sunday, April 14th: ‘Street Types: Turn of the Century Portraiture by Alice Austen’
Street Types: Turn of the Century Portraiture by Alice Austen Alice Austen House (2 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island) 2-6pm $3 donation Join us in celebrating the opening reception of our new exhibition. This show explores the portraits Alice Austen made on the streets of Manhattan at the turn of the last century. Her curious work [...]
Friday, April 15th-Sunday, April 21st: Spring Spa Week 2013 (Make Reservations Now)
Get $50 spa and wellness treatments at locations around the city during Spa Week. Be sure to make your reservation soon, as many locations will book up quickly. Click here for a list of participating locations. Click here for more New York City deals.
Through Thursday, March 21st: Free Nicotine Patches & Gum
Stop smoking in 2013. The NYC Department of Health offers a wealth of information and free resources to help you kick your habit for good, including free nicotine patches, gum & coaching services. Click here for more information. Click here for more New York City freebies.
Saturday, March 16th: Dickey Chapelle: She Photographed Vietnam
Dickey Chapelle: She Photographed Vietnam Alice Austen House (2 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island) 2-3:30pm $3 donation Staten Island OutLOUD continues its series on the Vietnam experience with readings & conversation on Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, together with an exploration of the life and work of Dickey Chapelle. Chapelle was a pioneering woman who [...]
Sunday, March 10th: Time Out For Hunger 2013
Join Time Out New York and the Food Bank For New York City on Sunday, March 10, 2013 for the 10th Annual Time Out For Hunger! More than 100 participating restaurants from across the city will be donating 10% of the day’s proceeds to the Food Bank. It’s simple – you dine, they donate and [...]
Thursday, February 28th: How to Start a Business – Free Online Presentation
How to Start a Business 5:30pm Free, register here Are you ready to turn your creative passion into a thriving business? If you’ve been thinking about starting or growing a small business, we’re here to help! Tune into the Etsy Online Labs on February 28 at 5:30 EST and watch the free online presentation, How [...]
Thursday, February 28th: Bringing Recycled Fashion Technology into the Mainstream Webinar
Bringing Recycled Technology into the Mainstream 1pm EST $5, register here Eco Fashion is our Future! We are happy to announce Anne Sodemann, CEO of ReThink Fabrics, to discuss and break down the process of how waste can be turned into fashion. Using recycled water bottles, ReThink Fabrics has made a name for itself by [...]
$5 Magazine Subscriptions
Click here for $5 magazine subscriptions. Get a variety of magazine subscriptions on Amazon for just $5-10 each. Discounted titles include: Cosmopolitan, Elle, O, The Oprah Magazine, Town & Country, Harper’s BAZAAR, Esquire, Marie Claire, Fitness, Yoga Journal, ESPN The Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens and Popular Science. Click here for more New York City [...]
Friday, February 22nd: George Washington’s Birthday Celebration + Free Cake
George Washington’s Birthday Celebration Huguenot Park Library (830 Huguenot Ave., Staten Island) 3-4pm Free Come join us for George Washington’s birthday. Watch a 10 minute documentary on George Washington and the early presidents of the United States. Participate in our “Being George Washington Challenge” and receive a free copy of “George Washington’s Rules of Civility [...]
Begins Tuesday, February 19th: Gangnam Style is Not for Me: I Need My Own Signature Dance Move (Online Class)
Online class with John “The Creep” Doyle of Girl Walk // All Day – register here Where did Madonna get her Vogue? Who taught Michael to Moonwalk? When IS Hammer Time? What is YOUR signature dance move? You may not be a pop star, but everyone should take a little time to celebrate their inner [...]
Beginning Monday, February 18th: Dating By Design: The Basics (Online Class)
Dating By Design: The Basics February 18-27 Online class $16 If you’ve ever felt like dating (or design!) is like magic, too complex, or a complete mystery, Dating by Design can help. This multi-disciplinary course will teach you a solid foundation of tools and techniques to help you start designing your ideal relationship. We spend [...]
Begins Monday, February 11th: Contract Writing 101 for Freelancers – Online Class
Contract Writing 101 for Freelancers Online class $10 in advance So you’ve been in business for yourself for a little while. You know you should have a contract, maybe you even have one, but is it really comprehensive? Maybe you can’t afford a lawyer and you’ve cobbled together your own version on a wish and [...]
Saturday, February 9th: Snow Day Fun in All Boroughs
As the snow falls, NYC Parks is at the ready with winter fun! During times of heavy snowfall, NYC Parks may offer a snow day, which is a day of free organized recreation in several parks throughout the city. Activities may include supervised safe sledding (there will be sleds available at each snow day site), [...]
Beginning Thursday, February 7th: Design and Make Your Own Statement Necklace – Free Online Class
Design and Make Your Own Statement Necklace Online class Free, registration required Ever wander through your favorite boutique and wonder how jewelry designers make all those killer statement necklaces? With this class, you can save a few hundred dollars and get the satisfaction of saying you made it yourself. We’ll start with jewelry basics including… [...]
Saturday, February 2nd: Groundhog Day Celebration
Groundhog Day Celebration Staten Island Zoo (614 Broadway, Staten Island) 6:30am Presenting, once again, Staten Island’s Spring Prognosticator: Charles G. Hogg. Call him Chuck! With a Spring Prediction success rate of 80% — tops among Groundhogs . The Zoo’s gates will open at 6:30 am … and Chuck will do his thing at 7 am. [...]
Through Thursday, February 28th: Fun-A-Day in NYC
Fun-A-Day is a month-long festival of daily delights. The concept is simple: Commit to doing one fun thing a day and do it. Then, at the end of the month, tell everyone what you did. February can be harsh in New York. This year, make sure you have something creative, frivolous, or adventurous to look [...]
