NYC Resources

NYC Links & Resources:  NOTE THIS IS FROM 2012, BUT IT GIVES YOU A FEELING FOR THE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF CLASS TIME.

ACTIVITIES July 16-20

When we meet on Monday, you will receive a packet of “tourist information” with up to date directories and maps.

Free Events in Central Park!

The New York City Philharmonic free concert! At the Great Lawn

Monday, July 16th 8pm-10pm

The Great Lawn is located mid-park from 79th to 85th Street. The band shell is located in the northern portion of Great Lawn.


The Upright Citizen's Brigade Presents: The All Stars of Improv Rumsey Playfield

Tuesday, July 17th 7:30-10pm

Located off of Terrace Drive in Central Park (near E 72nd Street)- East End

Yankee Games

Monday, July 16 vs. Blue Jays – 7:05 PM

Tuesday, July 17 vs. Blue Jays- 7:05 PM

Wednesday, July 18 vs. Blue Jays- 1:05 PM

Visit http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com for tickets

Met Games

Friday, July 20 vs. Dodgers – 7:10 PM

Visit http://newyork.mets.mlb.com for tickets

Empire State Building

$23.00 per person

Hours are 8:00am-2:00am last elevator goes up at 1:15am

Central Park Zoo

$12.00 per person, with 4-D theater $18.00 per person

Hours 10:00am-5:30pm

NBC Studios

$24.00 per person

Tour is 1hour and 10minutes long departure is every 15 minutes

First tour starts at 8:30am and run every half hour….last tour is 5:30pm

Top of the Rock

Tickets are $25.00 per person

Mid Summer’s Night Swing - Lincoln Center

http://midsummernightswing.org/

Free to watch; $17.00 Single Tickets for dancing.

Discovery Times Square

Terracotta Warriors Exhibit- $27.00

Spy Exhibit- $27.00

Both Exhibits- $42.00

Chelsea Piers – Amateur Sports & Entertainment Complex

www.chelseapiers.com

Liberty Bicycles 

http://www.libertybikesny.com

Summer Hours: 9:30AM to 7:00PM 7 Days!

Special Rates: Monday through Friday Only

- $5 per hour

- $22 per day (opening to closing 5 hours minimum)

HYBRIDS, ATB’S AND KIDS BICYCLES

- $6 per hour

- $30 per day (opening to closing 5 hours minimum)

- $40 for overnight (maximum 24 horus)

TANDEM BICYCLES

- $15 per hour

- $75 per day (opening to closing 5 hours minimum)

- $85 for overnight (maximum 24 hours)

ROAD BICYCLES

- $12 per hour

- $60 per day (opening to closing 5 hours minimum)

- $70 overnight (maximum 24 hours)

Museum Savings

With so much to see and do in this great city, discounts to events and attractions are always a welcome find. Here are a few tips to help you save at many of the City's museums.

Visit www.newyorksmartsave.com Attractions offering discount coupons on this site include:
Central Park Zoo
Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum
New York Aquarium
Rubin Museum of Art
Ripley's Believe It or Not
Bodies Exhibit
World Yacht Dinner Cruise

Museums with Suggested Admission
The price of admission posted by the following museums is only a suggested contribution. Visitors are always welcome to enter making whatever donation possible:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
American Museum of Natural History

Free Museums
Admission to the following museum is free at all times:
National Museum of the American Indian
1 Bowling Green, George Gustave Heye Center
212-668-6624
Goethe Institute
1014 Fifth Ave
212-439-8700
www.goeheinstitut.org
On weekdays, you can experience free German language and culture exhibits.
Sony Wonder Technology Lab
Sony Plaza Public Arcade
Madison Avenue at 56th St.
212-833-5414

Museums Offering Discounted Admission

Tuesday Deals
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Enjoy the beautiful gardens, conservatory and exhibitions at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for free every Tuesday.
1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
718-623-7200

Wednesday Deals
Bronx Zoo
Admission by donation gets you into the Wildlife Conservation Society's flagship
Bronx Zoo all day on Wednesday.
1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
718-367-1010

Thursday Deals
Children's Museum of the Arts
Pay what you wish on Thursdays from 4 - 6 p.m.
182 Lafayette Street
212-274-0986
www.cmany.org

Museum of Arts and Design
Pay what you wish on Thursdays from 6 - 9 p.m.
2 Columbus Circle
212-299-7777
www.madmuseum.org

New Museum
Visit the New Museum for free from 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays to experience their contemporary art exhibitions.
235 Bowery
212-219-1222

Friday Deals
American Folk Art Museum
Free Admission on Fridays from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
45 West 53rd Street
212-265-1040
www.folkartmuseum.org

Asia Society and Museum
Free Admission on Fridays from 6 - 9 p.m.
725 Park Ave. at 70th St.
212-288-6400
www.asiasociety.com

Bronx Museum of the Arts
Free Admission on Friday evenings
1040 Grand Concourse (@165th St.)
718-681-6000
www.bronxmuseum.org

International Center for Photography
Pay what you wish on Fridays from 5 - 8 p.m.
1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd St.
Phone: 212-857-0000
www.ipc.org

The Morgan Library
Free admission on Fridays from 7 - 9 p.m.
225 Madison Avenue (@ 36th Street)
212-685-0008
www.themorgan.org

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Free Admission on Fridays from 4 - 8 p.m.
11 West 53rd Street
212-708-9400
www.moma.org

New York Historical Society
Free admission on Fridays from 6 - 8 p.m.
170 Central Park West between 76th & 77th St.
212-873-3400

Whitney Museum of American Art
Pay what you wish on Fridays from 6 - 9 p.m.
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street
212-570-3676
www.whitney.org

Saturday Deals

Brooklyn Museum of Art
Evening admission (5 - 11 p.m.) on the first Saturday of every month is free. Includes most exhibits, music and movie screenings.
200 Eastern P'kway Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052
718-638-5000
www.bma.org

Guggenheim Museum
Pay what you wish on Saturdays from 5:15 - 7:45 p.m. (last ticket issued at 7:15)
1071 5th Avenue at 89th Street
212-423-3500
www.guggenheim.org

The Jewish Museum
Free admission on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street
212-423-3200
www.thejewishmuseum.org

Sunday Deals

The Frick Collection
Pay what you wish on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
1 East 70th Street
212-288-0700
www.frick.org

Restaurant Week

July 16th to August 10th* Two Weeks! Over 300 Hundred Restaurants.

Three-course pre-fixe dining. Lunch: $24.07/ Dinner: $35.00

Go to this website to find a restaurant and book your reservations! Reservations can be book starting July 9th. http://www.nycgo.com/restaurantweek

*Saturdays excluded; Sundays optional; Beverages, gratuities and taxes are not included

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD of the Leo House

Co. (pizzeria)

234 9th Avenue at 24th Street Rubens Bistro/Coffee Shop

224 8th Avenue (between 21st and 22nd street)

Grand Sichuan (chinese)

229 9th Avenue at 24th street Qdoba

8th Avenue at 21st Street

Moonstruck Diner

400 West 23rd Street (on 9th Avenue) Lucky Famous Burger

264 West 23rd Street (between 7th and 8th Avenue)

Daioh Japanese Restaurant

300 West 23rd Street

Blossom Vegan Restaurant

Famous Original Ray’s Pizza 187 9th Avenue

204 9th Avenue (23rd street)


Chelsea Square Restaurant Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Co

368 West 23rd Street (on 9th Avenue) 286 8th ave #1


Patsy’s Pizzeria Doughnut Plant

318 West 23rd Street 220 w 23rd


East of Eighth Restaurant The Red Cat

254 West 23rd Street 227 Tenth Ave


Breadstix Café HK

254 8th Avenue (23rd Street) 31st and 9th Ave.


New Venus Restaurant (Diner)

250 8th Avenue (at 23rd Street)


Spice (Thai)

236 8th Avenue (at 22nd Street)


Rub BBQ

208 West 23rd Street

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD of NYIT

Wichcraft Whole Foods

61 West 62nd Street and Broadway 10 Columbus Circle


63bites Juice Generation

5 West 63rd Street Btwn Central Park West and Broadway 817 Lexington Avenue


Alan’s Market Place Meze grill

27 Columbus Avenue btwn 60th and 61st street 934 8th Avenue (at 55th)


Bomboloni

187 Columbus Avenue Btwn 68th and 69th Street


Jalapeno

185 Columbus Avenue Btwn 68th and 69th street


Wok City

153 Amsterdam Avenue Btwn 66th and 67th Street


Ollie’s Noodle Shop

1991 Broadway Btwn 67th and 68th Street


Noi Due Café

143 West 69th Street btwn Broadway and Columbus Avenue


La Traviata

101 West 68th Street and Columbus Avenue


Europan 66

135 Columbus Avenue and 66th Street


Nanoosh

2012 Broadway and 69th Street


Magnolia Bakery

200 Columbus Avenue and 69th Street


Route 66 Café

858 9th Avenue and 56th Street


Kashkaval

856 9th Avenue btwn 55th and 56th Street


Puttanesca Restaurant

859 9th Avenue and 56th Street


HAPPY HOURS/Bars/Clubs-Nightlife suggestions from true New Yorkers!

The 3 Monkeys West 54th between Bdway and 8th Ave.

Valhalla 54th and 9th Ave.

9th Avenue has many pubs and local bars between 57th St. and 42 St.

Lincoln Park 56th and 9th Avenue

The Ginger Man- 11 East 36th Street

Stout- 133 West 3rd Avenue

Turtle Bay- 987 2nd Avenue

Sutton Place- 1015 2nd Avenue (has a bar on the roof)

Saloon- 1584 York Avenue

McFadden’s- 800 2nd Avenue

Calico Jack’s- 800 2nd Avenue

Down the Hatch- 177 West 4th Street

Brass Monkey- 55 Little West 12th Street

Mad River- 1442 3rd Avenue

The Stumble Inn- 1454 2nd Avenue

Libation- 137 Ludlow Street

Fat Baby- 112 Rivington Street

Whiskey Town- 29 East 3rd Street

Off The Wagon- 109 McDougal Street

Joshua Tree- 513 3rd Avenue

Rathbones- 1702 2nd Avenue

Tin Lizzie- 1647 2nd Avenue

Park Ave Tavern- 99 Park Avenue

Redemption- 1003 2nd Avenue

Frying Pan- 205 12th Avenue (It’s a boat on the water)

Continental- 25 3rd Avenue

230 Fifth (Rooftop/Penthouse)- 230 5th Avenue

Whiskey Park- 100 Central Park South