## Museums

Use [I heart NYC Museums](http://iheartnymuseums.com/) to look them all up and
see when they are free!

Short and probably out-of-date summary:

* MOMA is free 4-8pm on fridays
* The Met is always "suggested" donation
* Guggenheim is free Saturday 5:45-7:45pm
* Whitney is free 6-9pm Fridays
* New Museum is free 7-9pm Thursdays
* Morgan library is free 7-9pm Fridays
* Brooklyn museum street party is the first Saturday of every month. 

## Cinema and Outdoor Films

Generic listings for Manhattan:
[Google](http://www.google.com/movies?hl=en&near=10013),
[Fandango](http://www.fandango.com/manhattan_+ny_movietimes)

Good small theaters (possibly redundant with above listings):

* [MOMA](http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/filters/3) (Midtown)
* [Anthology Film Archives](http://anthologyfilmarchives.org/) (East Village)
* [Film Forum](http://www.filmforum.com/) (SOHO/Village)
* [BAM Cinema](http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=6) (Brooklyn)
* [Quad Cinema](http://www.quadcinema.com/now-playing/) (W 13th)
* [Film Society Lincoln Center](http://www.filmlinc.com)
* [Lincoln Plaza Cinema](http://lincolnplazacinema.com/now-playing.aspx)
* [NiteHawk](http://www.nitehawkcinema.com/) (Williamsburg; serves booze)

In the summer, try:

* [Rooftop Film Series](http://rooftopfilms.com/)
* [Films on the Green](http://www.frenchculture.org/) (French films in parks)
* [River to River](http://www.rivertorivernyc.com/) (lower manhattan; has some films)
* [Bryant Park Summer Films](http://www.bryantpark.org/plan-your-visit/filmfestival.html)

### Music

[Oh My Rockness](http://www.ohmyrockness.com/index.cfm) and
[Brooklyn Vegan](http://www.brooklynvegan.com/) are the main listings sites.

[The Stone](http://thestonenyc.com/calendar.php) is a great experimental music
venue in the East Village.

### Places

I like the Hungarian Pastry Shop up near Columbia University, very cozy.

Think Coffee is reasonable near Washington Park, open relatively late.

Kaffee 1668 (just north of WTC site) has the best brewed coffee I know of in
Manhattan, and good wifi.

The "Dual Specialty" grocery store. Mostly Indian, some Middle Eastern spices
and ingredients, at 1st Ave and 6th St in Manhattan. 

[School of Math](http://thewe.net/math/) is sort of an anarcho-math hangout.

[Proteus Gowanus](http://proteusgowanus.org/) was nice, but defunkt.

### Other Stuff

Listings of things to do:

* [monkey.org's masterplace](http://monkey.org/masterplan/newyork/)
* [nonsensenyc.com](http://nonsensenyc.com) (a mailing list)
* [Time Out](http://www.timeout.com/newyork) (generic)
* [Time's Up](http://times-up.org/) is a bike activist group with lots of
  events

The Met Opera House sometimes has standing-room-only tickets, which are
actually pretty reasonable (you get sort of a dedicated lecturn in the back of
the audience), and frequently results in free upgrades to primo seats in the
orchestra. 

The State Island Ferry, Central Library (at 42nd St), High Line, and of course
Central Park are all free and worth visits.