- The list below includes 608 free or cheap things to do in or near New York City, New York, including 119 different types of inexpensive activities like Neighborhoods, Parks, Architectural Buildings and Dance Clubs.
- From Central Park to Bryant Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in New York City and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Staten Island, Queens, Brooklyn and Bronx.
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Explore the city via an adventure combining the fun of a scavenger hunt with the information of a self-guided tour
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The Lincoln Square of Manhattan is a neighborhood that contains the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts and the ABC Television Center East Studios. Additionally, visitors of this site will also be able to see the New York Institute of Technology and Dante Park.
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One of the top fifty higher education institutions in the United States, New York University is a private research university located in Greenwich Village. The university's athletic programs competes in men's and women's basketball, fencing, golf, soccer, volleyball, and wrestling.
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Bowling Green is a small public park that previously served as council ground for Native American tribes. This site was also famously the place where Manhattan was purchased by Peter Minuit in 1626.
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Constructed in 1909, the Queensboro Bridge connects Long Island City to the Queens borough of Manhattan. The location has been featured in a variety of motion pictures, including The Dark Knight Rises, Spider-Man, and Woody Allen's Manhattan.
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179th Street and Riverside Drive, New York City, NY 10033
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Built in 1927, the George Washington Bridge connects New York City and the state of New Jersey. The location, one of the most famous bridges in the world, has been featured in a wide variety of motion pictures.
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The Bowery, located in south Manhattan, is a neighborhood that contains the Amato Opera, the Bowery Ballroom, the Bowery Mural, and the Bowery Poetry Club. The location's 'Little Saigon' neighborhood contains restaurants with Vietnamese cuisines.
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30 Rockefeller Center, New York City, NY
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Opened in 1933, the Top of the Rock Observation Deck is situated at 853 feet above the street and offers a panoramic view of the city.
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The Cloisters form the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art which was created from sections of medieval French monasteries. There is an extensive collection of paintings, statues, tapestries, and stained glass windows.
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42nd Street and Park Avenue, New York City, NY 10017
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Approximately 21,600,000 people visit Grand Central Terminal each year making it the sixth most visited tourist attraction in the world, and it is the largest such facility in the world having 44 platforms that service 67 subway tracks. The facility also has 68 shops and 35 places to eat.
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St. Patrick's Cathedral is a Neo-Gothic-style church that was opened in 1910. The location, which also features a gift shop, hosts a concert series and offers mass services over 2,400 times per year.