DISCOUNT BROADWAY TICKETSTDF sells same day Broadway and OffBroadway tickets for same day performance. At their World Trade Center Box Office, you can buy Wednesday,Saturday, and Sunday Matinee Tickets a day ahead. They don't take
credit cards
StarvingArtiststicketsSometimes if you are lucky, you can get great seats,house tickets by going to the theatre at last minute and you can get them if they are available-at full price though

All the Museums have one free time for admittance-remember at Met you can pay what you wish for entrance fee. Also check special events for each Museum-many offer free concerts,lectures and movies. If a concert is going on at the Met, you can always hear it by standing outside.
PlaybillLincoln Center TheatreTalkinbroadwayMetropolitan
OperaIf you can't afford the tickets, you can always get their early and buy standup tickets-often times after first act, you can find a seat
NY PhilharmonicL.C. for performing artsField tripsMovie listingsMoviefone
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Guided toursBattery Park Events
downtown NYC
World trade siteThe view from the World Trade Building is simply awesome-It is really a must to see..if you plan on getting half price theatre tickets,visiting downtown Manhattan or the Statue of Liberty and plan to take the Staten Island Ferry-one of the best
deals in NYC-it is too close to miss
Ellis Island Official SiteEllis Island is a real treat-especially since many of our ancestors stopped off their first-It is on the way to the Statue of Liberty
South Seaport official siteInternet movie database
Central Park's websiteCentral Park, especially in summer offers a lot of free concerts.
They do have a wonderful zoo that is so beautifully landscaped. They have two
pricey restaurants where food doesn't compare to the good New York Restaurants
but the settings are so exquisite. You just might want to go for a drink. You can rent rowboats,skates,bikes, and
even go on a gondola. There are also snack bars.