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THU, NOV 5 · 10 AM–7 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · kid-friendly · at Brookfield Place, 230 Vesey St, Manhattan · official listing on bfplny.com · checked Oct 31
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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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THU, NOV 5 · 10 AM–2 PM
70°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
Volunteering at Conference House Park - The Blue Wave
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THU, NOV 5 · 10 AM–3 PM
70°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
Ongoing Museum Exhibit: Voices of 1776
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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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)
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 10 AM–4 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hamilton Grange National Memorial, Manhattan · official listing on nps.gov · checked Nov 1
Hamilton Grange Free Ranger-Led House Tours
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Every Thu · 10 AM–4:30 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Wave Hill, Bronx · official listing on wavehill.org · checked Nov 3
Wave Hill Free Thursdays (Hudson River gardens)
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THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–1 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · at High Rock Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Oct 25
Ranger hike at High Rock Park
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THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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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
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THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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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
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THU, NOV 5 · 11 AM–3 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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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
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 11 AM–6 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx · official listing on bronxmuseum.org · checked Oct 31
Bronx Museum of the Arts (Always Free)
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Every Sun, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–5 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · registration required · repeats, so you can go another time · at Hispanic Society Museum & Library, Manhattan · official listing on hispanicsociety.org · checked Nov 1
Hispanic Society Museum & Library (Free Admission)
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Every Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat · 12 PM–6 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · pay what you wish · repeats, so you can go another time · at Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, Manhattan · official listing on leslielohman.org · checked Nov 1
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art (Suggested Donation)
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Every Wed, Thu, Fri · 12 PM–8 PM
70°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at The Museum at FIT, Manhattan · official listing on fitnyc.edu · checked Nov 2
The Museum at FIT (Always Free, Open Until 8 PM Wed–Fri)
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