Starts in 2h 58m
THU, NOV 5 · 10 AM–2 PM
68°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
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Free and cheap date ideas in NYC: gallery nights, free concerts, walking tours, tastings and markets worth wandering. Pair any of these with a walk and you’ve got a night out. For paid ideas, see Date night.
Starts in 2h 58m
THU, NOV 5 · 10 AM–3 PM
68°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
Starts in 2h 58m
Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
68°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 1, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at General Grant National Memorial, Manhattan · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 1
Grant's Tomb (General Grant National Memorial)
Starts in 3h 58m
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–1 PM
69°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 25, 2026
Why this place: Free · at High Rock Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger hike at High Rock Park
Starts in 3h 58m
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–12 PM
69°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Multi-Use Room B (in Detective Keith L Williams Park), Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Craft & Chill
Starts in 3h 58m
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
69°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Outdoor Museum Exhibit: Alice's Terracotta Garden
Starts in 3h 58m
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
69°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: New York's Brick & Terra Cotta Industries
Starts in 3h 58m
THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
69°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Oct 29, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Still Waters: Reflections of a Maritime Community
Starts in 5h 58m
THU, NOV 5 · 1 PM–6 PM
70°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Sunset Park Library, Brooklyn · official listing on bklynlibrary.org · checked Nov 3
Digital Discovery Day at Sunset Park Library
Starts in 7h 58m
THU, NOV 5 · 3 PM–5 PM
71°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Environmental Education Center, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 2
Open Hours at Brooklyn Bridge Park Education Center
Starts in 7h 58m
Daily · 3 PM–8 PM
71°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1, Brooklyn · official listing on brooklynbridgepark.org · checked Nov 3
Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 skyline lawns (free)
Starts in 7h 58m
Daily · 3 PM–7 PM
72°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Staten Island Ferry (St. George Terminal), Staten Island · official listing on siferry.com · checked Nov 3
Staten Island Ferry scenic harbor ride (free, 24/7)
Starts in 7h 58m
Daily · 3 PM–8 PM
71°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 3
Brooklyn Heights Promenade skyline walk (free)
Starts in 7h 58m
Daily · 3 PM–9 PM
71°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 5, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Little Island, Manhattan · official listing on littleisland.org · checked Nov 5
Little Island free Hudson River park walk (Pier 55)
Starts in 9h 58m
Every Thu, Fri · 5 PM–6 PM
70°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bryant Park, Manhattan · official listing on bryantpark.org · checked Nov 2
Bryant Park Birding Tours (Thu & Fri 5 PM)
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