Where: Woops! Greenpoint | 120 Norman Ave
When: Saturday September 16, 3pm–5pm
What: Grand opening party, complimentary beverages, food & prizes
NYRP Tree Giveaway
Saturday, September 9, 2017, 12-2pm
Leonard Library | 81 Devoe Street (near Leonard St corner), Brooklyn
On Saturday, September 9th, New York Restoration Project will partner with Leonard Library to give away free trees! NYRP partners with community organizations throughout the five boroughs to give away hundreds of free trees to New Yorkers, and so far has given away tens of thousands of trees to be planted around the city.
Register here for a beautiful free tree. To pick up a free tree, you must agree to:
What: FREE Family movie night – Ghostbusters!
When: Tuesday, August 15th | arrive around 7:30pm to get your spot, movie starts at 8pm
Where: McGolrick Park lawn near Monitor St and Driggs Ave
Bring a blanket and your favorite snacks!
On a hot summer day, there’s not much better than treating yourself to some ice cold creamy goodness. The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD, 62 Bayard St) is teaming up with Häagen-Dazs to give away free ice cream at the museum this weekend, Saturday July 15th and Sunday July 16th from 12-5pm.
Visitors to the museum will receive a free individual cup to enjoy, with no purchase required.
WHAT: 13th Annual FREE Summer Starz Movies
WHEN: Fridays, July 7th to August 11th, 8pm
WHERE: Transmitter Park, Greenpoint
COST: FREE!
School’s almost out and Town Square’s free family movie nights are back for the summer. Hopefully the weather will cooperate for these six Friday nights, starting with Guardians of the Galaxy coming up next week on July 7th. Bring a picnic blanket, your friends & family to Transmitter Park on the gorgeous Greenpoint waterfront.
Check out our roundup of summer outdoor movies here. This Friday June 30th there’s a French film screening at Transmitter, and next Wednesday Mean Girls will be at McCarren.
The next installment of Pete’s Mini Zine Fest is coming up this July 8th! This zine-fest-in-a-bar has been going strong for seven years. Come on down to Pete’s Candy Store (709 Lorimer St), drink some booze, meet the talented lineup, and read some zines!
As always, admission is FREE.
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You got a job in Manhattan and live in Brooklyn baby, you ballin’! And then, after a couple birthday dinners you blew all your cash MC Hammer style. When it’s the end of your pay cycle and you’re hard up for skrill but still want to go out, free bar food might be your best option for “dinner”.
After the jump, check out our list of nearby joints serving FREE food, and free or nearly free drinks:
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On a crisp, first-glimpse-of-summer night, with nigh a sk8rboi in sight, Jon Hopkins and electro company kicked off the annual free concert series at House of Vans (25 Franklin St) in Greenpoint.
Exceedingly referential with sponsored “street” art and a light “installation” that referenced a once-flickering warehouse marquee, Vans’ branded millennial pandering was never a distraction from evening’s chilled-out vibes, free orange-vanilla seltzer, nor the gaunt and smiley Hopkins’ superb set. Hopkins music, often slow to build, develops meditatively through repetition. You could even hear someone scream, “where’s the drop?”
Outdoor music, while often exchanging sound quality for experiential novelty, has the unique quality of gathering diverse groups of people together, especially when free.
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