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Free & Cheap Date Ideas in NYC

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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Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
43°F · Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Conference House Park, Staten Island · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
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Conference House Park, southernmost New York

📍 Conference House Park · Tottenville, Staten Island
Free
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Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
46°F · Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Fort Totten Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
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Fort Totten Park historic grounds

📍 Fort Totten Park · Bay Terrace, Queens
Free
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Daily · 6 AM–10 PM
46°F · Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Astoria Park, Queens · official listing on nycgovparks.org · checked Nov 10
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Astoria Park East River shoreline

📍 Astoria Park · Astoria, Queens
Free
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Every Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
45°F · Light Rain
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Why this place: Free · repeats, so you can go another time · at Duke Farms, New Jersey · official listing on dukefarms.org · checked Nov 11
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Duke Farms Weekday Trails in Hillsborough

📍 Duke Farms · Hillsborough, New Jersey
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