Take a free tour of New York City at your own pace and at the time of your convenience. Get your iPod, turn the volume to your preference, and listen to these great tours of the greatest city in the world.

• CentralPark.com offers for free podcast guides “Family Tour” and “Arts & Architecture” (must register as a member).
• The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council offers a series of three theme-based self-guided audio walking tours explaining public art in Lower Manhattan.
• New York Minute Podcasts – Insider tips from a native New Yorker on how to get the most out of the city that never sleeps.
• OpenHouseNewYork -Architecture and design podcasts in every borough

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Check out their website for tons of free events this week including book signings, live music, film screenings, and much more.

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This organization will pick up any materials and clutter from your apartment, warehouse, or office. These “art materials” will then donated to an organization in need such as not-for-profit arts and cultural groups, NYC Department of Education art teachers, ongoing art programs, or government agencies. Apply to donate or receive. Great way to reuse what would otherwise end up in a landfill. They also provide workshops at a $10 nominal fee.

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Always free, the center houses collections of contemporary American Art from 1960 to the present with new exhibitions frequently.

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Join the fascinating tours of our public libraries. See the exhibits, learn about the beautiful and lavish architecture and its details, and find out what the libraries have to offer you! We recommend the Humanities and Social Sciences Library at 42nd Street; it is stunning!

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The Whitney collects and exhibits American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

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