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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5.7 Miles
100% 5 votes
Skate Parks 46 Woodhaven Blvd, Queens, NY 11385 MoreLess Info
Surrounded by trees, Forest Park Skate Park is a public skating facility that welcomes skateboards, roller blades and roller skates only. It has a concrete surface and features ramps, quarter pipes, grind rails, a half pipe and other obstacles.
5.7 Miles
- 3 votes
Parks Elmhurst Avenue Station, Queens, NY 11375 MoreLess Info
Broadway Park is a recreational park that supports activities such as handball, chess, Chinese chess, basketball, and exercising. The park also includes a jungle gym for children that has swings.
5.8 Miles
100% 7 votes
Nature & Wildlife Areas 53-51 111th Street, Flushing, NY 11368 MoreLess Info
Queens Zoo is home to exhibits including an aviary, animal trail, sea lion pool, waterfowl marsh and their domestic animals exhibit with a petting zoo. Pumas, bobcats, bison, coyotes and black bears can be seen there.
5.8 Miles
88% 97 votes
Movie Theaters 650 Plz Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094 MoreLess Info
The Kerasotes ShowPlace 14 is a fourteen-theater cinema multiplex that shows primarily first-run Hollywood movies. The theater features luxury amenities, including leather reclining seats, and has all digital video and sound.
5.8 Miles
4% 23 votes
Movie Theaters 214 E 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451 MoreLess Info
Featuring fully digital projection and sound, the Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas is a movie theater that offers guests the opportunity to view the latest movie releases. Other amenities include at-home ticketing, concessions, and theater rentals.
5.9 Miles
75% 20 votes
Horse Races East Rutherford, NJ 07073 MoreLess Info
East Rutherford's Meadowlands Racetrack hosts a variety of horse races and harness races. The facility also hosts special events, including live music performances, and features a restaurant that caters gatherings and parties.
5.9 Miles
48% 40 votes
Swimming Pool Avery Ave & 131 Street, Flushing, NY 11368 MoreLess Info
Part of the New York City Park System, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool features both an indoor pool and an indoor hockey rink. The pool is Olympic sized, and offers lap swimming all day.
6.0 Miles
15% 257 votes
Movie Theaters 188 Prospect Park W, Brooklyn, NY 11215 MoreLess Info
A movie theater with nine screens, Pavilion Cinema displays first-run feature films using digital projection. The theater also offers reclining chairs, 3D movies, a game area and a lobby snack bar with food and drinks.
6.1 Miles
71% 7 votes
Fishing 125-00 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11368 MoreLess Info
Never Enuff Fishing is a private fishing charter company that takes trips on the Long Island Sound. Fish that can be caught on the trips include striped bass, sea bass, flounder, blackfish, fluke, and bluefish.
6.1 Miles
93% 56 votes
Movie Theaters 54 Journal Square, Jersey City, NJ 7306 MoreLess Info
With a mission to perpetuate the 'art of American entertainment', the Lowe's Jersey Theater offers classic films and live entertainment. They also feature a Theatre Pipe Organ that can mimic virtually any form of music from show tunes to jazz.
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