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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC Date ideas that cost little or nothing
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Free
Starts in 2h 18m
THU, NOV 5 · 10 AM–3 PM
68°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · at Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park), Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 29
Arts & culture
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📍 Conference House Museum (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration
Starts in 3h 18m
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
Painting & crafts
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📍 Multi-Use Room B (in Detective Keith L Williams Park) · Detective Keith L Williams Park, Queens
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration
Starts in 3h 18m
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
Arts & culture
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📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free
Starts in 3h 18m
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
Arts & culture
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📍 H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free
Starts in 3h 18m
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
Arts & culture
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📍 Rutan-Becket House (in Conference House Park) · Conference House Park, Staten Island
Free (NYC Parks event)
Free Illustration
Starts in 8h 18m
THU, NOV 5 · 4 PM–4:45 PM
71°F · Chance Light Rain
✓ Verified Nov 3, 2026
Why this place: Free · at Mariners Harbor Library, Staten Island · official listing on nypl.org · checked Nov 3
Painting & crafts
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📍 Mariners Harbor Library · Mariners Harbor, Staten Island
Free
Free to enter Photo: The Rabbit Hole
Starts in 13h 18m
THU, NOV 5 · 9 PM–1 AM (NEXT DAY)
66°F · Light Rain Likely
✓ Verified Nov 2, 2026
Why this place: Free to enter · at The Rabbit Hole, Queens · official listing on therabbithole.nyc · checked Nov 2
Music & nightlife
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📍 The Rabbit Hole · Astoria, Queens
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover; free RSVP. 21+
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