NYC TRIP: Free Touristy Things

• Sometimes Free
• The Museum of Modern Art is free on Friday evenings
• Metropolitan Museum of Art has a pay-what-you-can-afford policy.
• The New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx are free on Saturday mornings and Wednesdays
• The New York City Ballet company occasionally gives out free tickets to shows as well; visitwww.lincolncenter.org to see what’s on.
• Always Free
• Paddle Down the Hudson River for Free. On weekends May through October, pretend you’re one of New York’s original explorers as you navigate the city shoreline in your kayak.
• Shakespeare in the Park offers free performances in Central Park during the summer (www.publictheater.org), if you’re willing to get there early and wait in line for free tickets.
• Staten Island Ferry sail to Staten Island and back, getting a brilliant view of the Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor along the way. This is a much better option than the pricey boats that charge admission to see Ellis Island, and you can snap your pics of the statue from the deck of the boat with a beer in hand from the on-site bar.
• Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge
• Grand Central Station
• The New York Public Library