Posts by author Suzanne Russo
The Frick Collection is "pay as you wish" on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Olivier Bruchez
Regular admission to the MoMA: $25. An adult ticket to the Guggenheim: $25. A calendar of free hours at New York’s favorite museums: priceless. Hang on to your hats, Cheapos. Follow our list and you can spend an entire week in New York museums without forking out a cent in admission fees! Monday Let it » Read more
Light extravaganza at the Strata house. Photos by Suzanne Russo
By Suzanne Russo in New York— Full confession: While I do love the holiday windows I wrote about last week, the crowds that go along with them put me a little bit on edge (okay, maybe a lot on edge). That said, one can’t help but get swept up in the holiday spirit in New » Read more
The entrance to Macy's. Photo: Craig Nelson
There are few cities that do the holidays like New York does the holidays (and we’re not even biased). Whether it’s the trees on Park Avenue that become a parade of gleaming white or Radio City Music Hall all done up with its enormous tree of lights (and its long-legged ladies), Gotham doesn’t mess around when » Read more
How to survive Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Photo: Mdpny
Macy’s is the second largest consumer of helium in the nation (behind the U.S. government). What’s a retail store doing with all that hot air? Supplying us with a Thanksgiving tradition, that’s what. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with its characteristic enormous balloons, is nearly as ubiquitous in homes throughout the U.S. as are turkey » Read more
Inside New York's Tenement Museum. Photo: Pietroizzo
By Suzanne Russo in New York— The Guggenheim is an incredible building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The American Museum of Natural History has that huge dinosaur. And the Met is… well, the Met. All amazing and worth visiting. But with iconic museums come hefty prices. Plus, New York is home to many smaller museums » Read more
Is Washington Square Park haunted? Photo: Craig Nelson
Autumn is in the air, and that means as many pumpkin-flavored taste treats as there are colors of falling leaves. But it also means one of my favorite holidays of the year. No, I don’t just love Halloween for the costume parties, I’m also partial to the scarier, haunted side of this city. New York’s long history » Read more
Baked eggs for brunch. Photo by meltingnoise
Ah, brunch. Here in Gotham this midday meal is as beloved a weekly ritual as the Sunday New York Times. But, as with all rituals, there is a proper way to do brunch. Your recipe for the perfect New York brunch goes something like this: a sprinkling of ambiance mixed with a dash of patience » Read more
Biking among the vineyards in the North Fork. Photos by Suzanne Russo
Your superfluous New York fact of the week, Cheapos: There are more than 130 wine bars in Manhattan. Add the restaurants on every corner, block and alley—each with its own wine list as long as the line at the Empire State Building—and it’s safe to say that, well, New Yorkers are fans of vino. But » Read more
A sunny day at the High Line. Photo by David Berkowitz.
It’s officially September, Cheapos, and that means summer’s over. But summer fun doesn’t have to be. There are a couple months of nice weather left—with more comfortable temperatures than the scorching last few months. And we in Cheapoland (New York, that is) intend to cram in as many (free) out of doors activities as we » Read more
It seems like half the world is “striking out” the last few days. Broadway stagehands and TV comedy writers have walked out, and now French and German rail employees are taking to the picket lines. Here’s the latest on the European rail strikes: France Rail Strike Day Two of strikes, affecting national trains, regional trains, » Read more
