Fun in Brooklyn!!!!

Hello Everyone...It has been awhile, but I am back, back with some cool, fun, cheap, and hopefully free stuff to do in this wonderful crazy expensive city of New York!

This post, is going to be dedicated to cheap and fun things to do in Brooklyn. So if any of you haven't ventured out into Brooklyn before, now is your chance. Here are some ideas to entertain yourself without spending all of your $$$$

Check it out!!!!

Wine Tasting at Slope Cellars

Slope Cellars offers free wine tastings on Saturday afternoons. (call for schedule). Slope Cellars has an outstanding selection of wines in every price range and the staff is friendly and helpful. (436 Seventh Avenue (btwn. 14th-15th Sts.)718/369-7307)

NYC Transit Museum

Set in a restored 1930s train station, come underground and learn the fascinating history of New York City transit. You can sit in cars from the early 1900s, complete with the subway ads of the day. Find out how the lines were built, along with other fascinating history. The memorabilia, models and photo exhibits make for a fun afternoon. Adults: $5, Kids: $3. (Corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn St. 718/243-3060, Tues - Fri: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; weekends, noon - 5 p.m.)

The Prospect Park Trolley

From the Cute and Fun files, the charming Prospect Park Trolley is a free ride through beautiful Prospect Park. Get off at any of the scheduled stops including the Wollman Rink, the Wildlife Center, the Botanic Gardens and the Brooklyn Museum. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, Noon - 6:00 p.m. See site for details.

Tour the Brooklyn Brewery

Once home to dozens of pre-Prohibition breweries, Williamsburg is now home to the Brooklyn Brewery. Opened in May 1996, the company's 25 barrel brewery is Brooklyn's first commercial brewery in 20 years. Saturday noon-5 p.m. 79 N.11th St. 718-486-7422. Tour is free and samples are given at the end.

Visit the Harbor Defense Museum

Located in Fort Hamilton, it's Metropolitan New York's only U.S. Army Museum. The post became the first National Guard Training Camp in the United States. Captain Robert E. Lee was assigned to Fort Hamilton here in 1841 as the post engineer. Visitors here can inspect the fort's landside defenses alone or as part of a guided tour.

Check out the dumbo arts center

gallery hours Thursday - Monday 12 - 6 dac maintains a 3,000 sq. ft. gallery space dedicated to group exhibitions of fine arts. At the gallery, the dumbo arts center brings together established curators with local artists. Call for exhibit info. (30 Washington St. 718/694-0831)

Walking the Brooklyn Bridge

It's fun, and romantic, and free, all rolled into one. What a beautiful bargain!

These are super great ideas for you all to try!! Thanks to About.com and Wendy Zarganis for these fun and CHEAP ideas!!

Go have fun and save your $$$$

Fun Cool and FREE Things to do in NYC!!!!

I don't know about you, but I am a college student, so I don't have any set income coming into my bank account every week. Which makes it difficult to do and explore all of the amazing sites this city has to offer. Well, today, your in luck, I am dedicating this post to talking about all things that are fun, free, or very cheap! What's better than going somewhere for free!



Check these out if you're into cultural events, history, art, or anything in between:


Museum of Modern Art
Beat the $20 admission every Friday between 4-8pm...go it's FREE!

Whitney Museum
See up-town art work and listen to live music on Fridays 6-9pm, it's not free, but you can pay what ever you like, so donate a dollar or two if you can afford it!

Brooklyn Museum of Art
See art work, listen to music and dance all for FREE on the first Saturday of every month from 5-11pm, that's not to shabby!

Visiting these amazing museums should keep you busy for a while, but just in case you get hungry there are some great NYC CHEEP EATS...it's nothing gourmet, but it's food and it tastes good.

Check them out! They're CHEAP!!!

I'm sure many of you are familiar with the world known, Grey's Papaya! NYC's most loved FRANK!! Cheap and delicious! If you like Turkish food, then Sip Sak is a must, it is very quaint and and their motto is "Fast Served Turkish Food." Get quick delicious food for a reasonable price. This is a must, for those of you who crave a Philly Cheesesteak every so often, but you can't make the trip down to the city of brotherly love then put Shorty's on your list. They specialize in making a mean Philly Cheesesteak at Philly prices! Lastly, hit up this simple minimal hangout in the East Village. Momofuku Noodle Bar, they like to call themselves a humble ramen bar, but they are far better than your pack of ramen you made last night for dinner. Beware, if you go, expect to wait for up to 30 minutes to be seated, it's that good! You can't mess with something when it's delicious and cheap!

Some other cool ideas to take up your time in this crazy expensive city is to use what's around you. Take advantage of street fairs, flee markets, central park, and yes, even the Staten Island Ferry. The park is ours, and nature never charges an entry fee. Especially with the warmer weather approaching, spending the day at the park is a great escape from everything else in this city. And the ferry, It's FREE! Why not take advantage of it, you get to enjoy the FAB city skyline and they throw in a free trip to Staten Island of course! This city doesn't offer a lot of free stuff, so what they do offer, use it and take advantage of what's around you!

I have another great tip for you all. Everyone needs a haircut right? Well, men and women can go to the Bumble and Bumble salon to get free haircuts , styling, or dye jobs done for absolutely nothing! You are being used as models by students who have at least two years experience, so you can't beat it! Also, at Salon V2, in good old Chinatown, women can get a blowout for $15 bucks, you can't beat that! It's so cheap it might become a weekly habit!

So go out and enjoy all of this fun and free stuff , oh, and leave your wallet at home!!!


Have FUN saving $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$