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Frommer's NYC Free and Dirt Cheap

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John Wiley & Sons, Nov 11, 2010 - Travel - 352 pages
"In the land of $49 burgers and $1,000-a-night hotel rooms, author Ethan Wolff shows that the adventurous budget traveler can still do the Big Apple in style. Written for residents as well as visitors, this guide has plenty of good clear maps and a chapter of free and cheap itineraries."
--San Francisco Chronicle

In New York City, the rich are still very rich. How can people have a good time in this high-cost city without going broke? This new edition of Frommer's NYC Free & Dirt Cheap delivers the answers. Discover where to find:

  • Accommodations for free (using couch-surfing websites) or dirt cheap (at some unexpectedly posh hotels)
  • Delicious meals, plenty under $5, in all the major neighborhoods
  • Free attractions, including museums with free hours
  • The best bars for happy hours, bars with free food, and BYO restaurants
  • Free music clubs and performances, plus discounted Broadway tickets
  • Affordable itineraries, from downtown to Coney Island
  • Tips on affordable local living, including where to find free yoga classes, free art classes, free swimming pools, free therapy sessions, free TV tapings, and much more.
  

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Review: Frommer's NYC Free & Dirt Cheap

User Review  - Anne - Goodreads

Although this book was certainly helpful during my week-long trip to NYC, I feel like half of it didn't apply to me, and I would've been better off checking it out from the library instead of buying ... Read full review

Review: Frommer's NYC Free & Dirt Cheap

User Review  - Grace - Goodreads

They say that NYC is the most expensive city in the states but this book makes living on a student budget not so nickeled and dimed. Read full review

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Contents

1Best of the Free Dirt Cheap Apple
5
Upper West Side
40
Exploring New York
81
Back in the High Line
91
Target First
99
Museums with Free Hours
105
Governors Island
113
Dirt Cheap Threads
157
Coney Island
263
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303
Information Centers
321
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About the author (2010)

Ethan Wolff is a fourth-generation New Yorker. How he happened to grow up in Virginia is a complete mystery to him. He lives in the heart of the Bargain District on the Lower East Side.

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