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New York Fun for Free
Science are suspended throughout the summer, they resume in September. Regular prices, in effect during July and August, are $7.50 for adults and $5 for seniors and children. Parking is $6 per car (718/699-0005).
Visit the only working historical farm in New York City. The Queens County Farm Museum (718/347-3276, www.queensfarm.org) has free admission, and is open every day, year-round. There are weekend tours of the farmhouse and greenhouse, educational programs, and a stand selling fresh produce.
Enjoy spectacular views from Wave Hill , the acclaimed public garden and cultural institution overlooking the Hudson and Palisades . Entrance is free all day Tuesday, and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon. All other times admission is $4 for adults, $2 for seniors and students, and free for children under 6 (718/549-3200).
The Socrates Sculpture Park , a free outdoor museum located on New York's East River in Long Island City, Queens, was a once-abandoned garbage dump turned vital community resource. It serves as both a major art institution and reclaimed open space allowing public access to the waterfront. Open daily until sunset (718/956-1819).
Visit Staten Island's Snug Harbor Cultural Center , an 83-acre National Historic Landmark district featuring remarkable examples of Greek Revival architecture. The cultural program includes concerts, art and theater (718/448-2500).
Take a cruise on the Staten Island Ferry for spectacular views of the lower Manhattan
skyline, harbor and the Statue of Liberty . The ferry is free at all times (718/815-BOAT). Or take a walk across the footpath on the Brooklyn Bridge for another fantastic and free view of the Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn.
Learn about New York City's famous transportation system at the Gallery Annex of the New York City Transit Museum . Exhibits in the Annex (located in Grand Central Terminal) are free while the main facility in Brooklyn is closed for renovations (718/694-5100).
Go fish! The Dana Discovery Center (located in the northeast corner of Central Park) will lend you a fishing pole for an afternoon of catch-and-release in New York's Harlem Meer, a lake frequented by numerous species of wild birds. Take advantage of the Center's educational workshops for children, or grab a pair of binoculars and sharpen your bird-watching eye. The center is free to all and is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. during the winter). Call 212/860-1370 for more information on exhibits and upcoming programs.
New York's famous Fashion Institute of Technology allows the public to view the same clothes and textiles that inspire its own students and faculty. Thousands of designer costumes and accessories, fabrics from around the world, and the work of renowned fashion photographers are all on display in the Institute's free museum (212/217-5800).
Enjoy concerts and dance performances under giant palm trees at the World Financial Center's Winter Garden , a stunning, glass-enclosed shopping and business complex on Lower Manhattan's waterfront. Free outdoor events are held throughout the summer. (Note: The Winter Garden, currently closed for reconstruction, is scheduled to reopen September 2002. Call 212/945-0505 for updates and information about other summer events in the public spaces of Battery Park City.)
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