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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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TUE, NOV 3 · 8 PM–11:59 PM
61°F · Partly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free · registration required · at Union Hall, Brooklyn · official listing on eventbrite.com · checked Nov 1
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Election Night Watch Party at Union Hall (21+, free)

📍 Union Hall · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Free · registration required · Free with RSVP on Union Hall's official ticket page · 21+
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TUE, NOV 3 · 11:30 PM–12:45 AM (NEXT DAY)
61°F · Partly Cloudy
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Why this place: Free to enter · at Mezzrow, Manhattan · official listing on smallslive.com · checked Nov 2
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Vinyl After Hours at Mezzrow on Tuesday (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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