Free & Cheap Things to Do in Long Island City, NY

  • The list below includes 623 free or cheap things to do in or near Long Island City, New York, including 117 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Comedy Clubs, Art Gallery and Art Museum.
  • From Gantry Plaza State Park to Hunter's Point South Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Long Island City and in nearby cities within 25 miles like New York City, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn.
  • The list below includes 623 free or cheap things to do in or near Long Island City, New York, including 117 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Comedy Clubs, Art Gallery and Art Museum.
  • From Gantry Plaza State Park to Hunter's Point South Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Long Island City and in nearby cities within 25 miles like New York City, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn.
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10.7 Miles
81% 57 votes
Bay Brooklyn, NY MoreLess Info
Sheepshead Bay is located between the mainland of Brooklyn and Coney Island. Visitors of this location can charter boats for fishing and partying or visit one of the location's restaurants.
10.7 Miles
97% 30 votes
Specialty Museums 1000 Richmond Terrace, Building D, Staten Island, NY 10301 MoreLess Info
The Noble Maritime Collection contains the art, writings, and maritime artifacts of artist John A. Noble. Exhibits inside the collection include his houseboat studio, a ship model gallery, and the atelier of Wichita Bill.
10.7 Miles
100% 2 votes
Sports Bars 414 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ 07002 MoreLess Info
The Big Apple Sports Palace is a sports bar and restaurant where patrons can catch their favorite games on 30 televisions including 6 large screens. They also have a tiki bar and often host live entertainment including music.
10.7 Miles
69% 39 votes
Bowling 85 Midtown Bridge Approac, Ste 1, Hackensack, NJ 07601 MoreLess Info
A 50-lane bowling facility, Bowler City offers open and league bowling with automatic scoring, bumpers and a pro shop. The center provides a sports bar, a grill, arcade game machines, a private event room and billiard tables.
10.7 Miles
30% 20 votes
Ice Skating 111 Midtown Bridge Approach, Hackensack, NJ 07601 MoreLess Info
Ice House Skating Rinks is an icehouse that holds adult hockey leagues, hockey leagues for people with disabilities, summer camps, and a skate camp. The facility offers skating lessons and a figure skating program.
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Art Gallery Mahwah, NJ 7430 MoreLess Info
An art gallery and framing business that was established in 1966, B L D Fine Art Ltd specializes in Jewish and Israeli artwork. The gallery sells lithographs, prints, watercolors, serigraphs, and original paintings.
10.7 Miles
100% 3 votes
Arts & Crafts Classes 21143 Jamaica Avenue, Queens, NY 11428 MoreLess Info
Fun Time Pottery is a paint it yourself pottery studio that allows visitors to select works of pottery that they paint themselves. The studio then fires the works for the painters to take home.
10.8 Miles
95% 269 votes
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Wave Hill

Gardens West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471 MoreLess Info
Covering 28 acres and being recognized as Bronx's cultural center, the Wave Hill has plenty of gardens and greenhouses in which the visitor could stroll. The shop sells hand-crafted gifts, and it also has a cafe. In here can be organized private events, such as weddings.
10.8 Miles
90% 58 votes
Specialty Museums 2 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10305 MoreLess Info
Dedicated to one of the country's most celebrated photographers, the Alice Austen House Museum & Garden exhibits more than 400 pictures shot by Alice Austen. The house was built in 1690 and is now a historic landmark.
10.8 Miles
89% 117 votes
Botanical Gardens Staten Island Botanical Garden, Staten Island, NY MoreLess Info
Inspired by the ancient Chinese culture, the Chinese Scholar's Garden features a rock garden, 8 pavilions, a bamboo forest, waterfalls, and a pond.
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