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Date ideas that cost little or nothing

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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.

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MON, NOV 2 · 11:30 PM–12:45 AM (NEXT DAY)
57°F · Mostly Clear
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Why this place: Free to enter · at Mezzrow, Manhattan · official listing on smallslive.com · checked Oct 31
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Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow (no cover)

📍 Mezzrow · Manhattan
Free to enter · purchases optional · No cover charge per Mezzrow's listing; drinks are sold at the bar

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