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Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best cheap things to do in New York City on Saturday, Oct 3: 64 picks, refreshed weekly.
64 picks · checked Sep 28
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
Brooklyn Children's Museum, Crown Heights, BrooklynDisco roller skating on a rooftop with skyline views returns to Brooklyn Children's Museum, a nod to the legendary Empire Rink — reopening weekend.
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New York Renaissance Faire at Sterling Forest, Tuxedo, Hudson ValleySixteen acres of Sterling Forest become a 16th-century village: three armored jousts a day, a living chess match, falconry and 100-plus artisans. A ShortLine bus runs from Port Authority straight to the gate.
New York Renaissance Faire at Sterling Forest, Tuxedo, Hudson ValleySixteen acres of Sterling Forest become a 16th-century village: three armored jousts a day, a living chess match, falconry and 100-plus artisans. A ShortLine bus runs from Port Authority straight to the gate.
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New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanSarah_Ackerman from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMore than 100 handmade Black dolls collected by artist Betye Saar go on view as a promised gift to New York Historical.
New York Historical, Upper West Side, ManhattanSarah_Ackerman from New York, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsMore than 100 handmade Black dolls collected by artist Betye Saar go on view as a promised gift to New York Historical.
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New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Martha Graham share mixed bills at New York City Center.
New York City Center, Midtown, ManhattanThe Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Martha Graham share mixed bills at New York City Center.
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Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCorn husking contests, hayrides, square dancing and blue-ribbon vegetables turn NYC's oldest working farm into a real country fair.
Queens County Farm Museum, Glen Oaks, QueensTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsCorn husking contests, hayrides, square dancing and blue-ribbon vegetables turn NYC's oldest working farm into a real country fair.
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Franklin Point (Zum Schneider), Greenpoint, BrooklynLiter mugs of Paulaner and Schneider Weisse, pork shank and a skyline-view roof — Zum Schneider's Greenpoint Oktoberfest hits its final days.
Franklin Point (Zum Schneider), Greenpoint, BrooklynLiter mugs of Paulaner and Schneider Weisse, pork shank and a skyline-view roof — Zum Schneider's Greenpoint Oktoberfest hits its final days.
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, ManhattanHyoshida · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 23-foot globe made from NASA imagery of Earth's surface, suspended and rotating in the cathedral nave.
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Morningside Heights, ManhattanHyoshida · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA 23-foot globe made from NASA imagery of Earth's surface, suspended and rotating in the cathedral nave.
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Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensThe Gill-man rises in restored 3-D as Museum of the Moving Image opens its Handcrafted Horrors run with Universal's 1954 monster classic.
Museum of the Moving Image, Redstone Theater, Astoria, QueensThe Gill-man rises in restored 3-D as Museum of the Moving Image opens its Handcrafted Horrors run with Universal's 1954 monster classic.
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Pier 76, Hudson River Park, Hudson Yards / Hell's Kitchen waterfront, ManhattanDefonte's, Golden Diner, Eventide Oyster Co. and one-off collabs pack Pier 76 for The Infatuation's restaurant festival, with comedy and a game show.
Pier 76, Hudson River Park, Hudson Yards / Hell's Kitchen waterfront, ManhattanDefonte's, Golden Diner, Eventide Oyster Co. and one-off collabs pack Pier 76 for The Infatuation's restaurant festival, with comedy and a game show.
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Velvet Cowboy, Upper West Side, ManhattanCrushed velvet, fringe and a food menu where every item costs the same low price: the Jacob's Pickles team's 1970s desert saloon lands on the UWS.
Velvet Cowboy, Upper West Side, ManhattanCrushed velvet, fringe and a food menu where every item costs the same low price: the Jacob's Pickles team's 1970s desert saloon lands on the UWS.
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El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
El Museo del Barrio, East Harlem, ManhattanThe first major retrospective of Teddy Sandoval, a central figure of LA's queer Chicano avant-garde, opens at El Museo del Barrio for its New York run.
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The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanJulie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
The Studio Museum in Harlem, Harlem, ManhattanJulie Mehretu, Alma Thomas, Jack Whitten and William T. Williams anchor a Studio Museum show on geometry as a way of thinking, newly opened in Harlem.
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Washington Irving's Sunnyside, Irvington, Hudson ValleyJonathan Kruk tells The Legend of Sleepy Hollow outdoors at Washington Irving's own home, with live music and a Horseman cameo — it sells out yearly
Washington Irving's Sunnyside, Irvington, Hudson ValleyJonathan Kruk tells The Legend of Sleepy Hollow outdoors at Washington Irving's own home, with live music and a Horseman cameo — it sells out yearly
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Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyHistoric Hudson Valley's daytime Sleepy Hollow headliner: a 45-minute guided walk through Philipsburg Manor where costumed characters hand you clues to the disappearance of Ichabod Crane.
Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyHistoric Hudson Valley's daytime Sleepy Hollow headliner: a 45-minute guided walk through Philipsburg Manor where costumed characters hand you clues to the disappearance of Ichabod Crane.
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Belmont Park, ElmontTwo $500,000 Grade 1s for 2-year-olds at the rebuilt Belmont Park, with four Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' berths on one card.
Belmont Park, ElmontTwo $500,000 Grade 1s for 2-year-olds at the rebuilt Belmont Park, with four Breeders' Cup 'Win and You're In' berths on one card.
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Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyBestbudbrian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFire performers, a roving brass band and the Headless Horseman in a sound-and-light show take over Philipsburg Manor — Sleepy Hollow at its spookiest
Philipsburg Manor, Sleepy Hollow, Hudson ValleyBestbudbrian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFire performers, a roving brass band and the Headless Horseman in a sound-and-light show take over Philipsburg Manor — Sleepy Hollow at its spookiest
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Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Hudson ValleyMore than 7,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns light up an 18th-century manor, dinosaurs and a pumpkin carousel included — an easy train ride up
Van Cortlandt Manor, Croton-on-Hudson, Hudson ValleyMore than 7,000 hand-carved jack o'lanterns light up an 18th-century manor, dinosaurs and a pumpkin carousel included — an easy train ride up
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The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Square, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLise Davidsen and Quinn Kelsey lead the Met's new Macbeth, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting Verdi's power-mad couple.
The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Square, ManhattanErmell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsLise Davidsen and Quinn Kelsey lead the Met's new Macbeth, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting Verdi's power-mad couple.
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Storm King Art Center, New Windsor / Mountainville, Hudson ValleyAnicka Yi's first big outdoor work grows microbes in glowing columns at Storm King's 500 acres — peak-foliage sculpture, open the holiday Monday
Storm King Art Center, New Windsor / Mountainville, Hudson ValleyAnicka Yi's first big outdoor work grows microbes in glowing columns at Storm King's 500 acres — peak-foliage sculpture, open the holiday Monday
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The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe first US exhibition ever devoted to the Savonnerie: Louis XIV's monumental Grande Galerie carpets, in their debut weekend at the Met.
The Met Fifth Avenue, Upper East Side, ManhattanThe first US exhibition ever devoted to the Savonnerie: Louis XIV's monumental Grande Galerie carpets, in their debut weekend at the Met.
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Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, New JerseyForty-two acres of accredited arboretum holding 300-plus contemporary sculptures, including Seward Johnson's uncanny life-size tableaux. It stays open to 9pm Friday and the evening ticket is $15.
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Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, East Village, ManhattanUCB's flagship improv show turns a guest monologist's true stories into 90 minutes of scenes — past guests include Tina Fey and Conan O'Brien.
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Wave Hill, Glyndor Gallery, Riverdale, BronxAndre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSound work tracing the Bronx, New Orleans and the Sonoran Desert, shown in a Hudson-view gallery inside a Riverdale public garden.
Wave Hill, Glyndor Gallery, Riverdale, BronxAndre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSound work tracing the Bronx, New Orleans and the Sonoran Desert, shown in a Hudson-view gallery inside a Riverdale public garden.
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Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynA trolley ride to Green-Wood graves with odd tales: the “Brooklyn Enigma” who said she lived without food and a Spiritualist medium.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Greenwood Heights, BrooklynA trolley ride to Green-Wood graves with odd tales: the “Brooklyn Enigma” who said she lived without food and a Spiritualist medium.
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