FreeinNYC.net - Your guide to all things free in NYC » senior http://www.freeinnyc.net "A penny saved is a penny earned." - Benjamin Franklin Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:10:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Swimming on Roosevelt Island http://www.freeinnyc.net/swimming-on-roosevelt-island http://www.freeinnyc.net/swimming-on-roosevelt-island#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:27:37 +0000 admin http://www.freeinnyc.net/?p=2710 Senior citizens swim free at Roosevelt Island’s Indoor Sports Complex during any open swim time sessions. Great way to stay healthy! Email this post    ]]>

Senior citizens swim free at Roosevelt Island’s Indoor Sports Complex during any open swim time sessions. Great way to stay healthy!

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Free food and assistance is offered for those in need by the Coalition Against Hunger. Please share with anyone you know who may be in need one of their “street sheets” for free food access in ten different areas within the five boroughs.

Free food at this list of food pantries.

Food Bank for New York City offers the program Community Kitchen which offers a Soup Kitchen (prepares and serves 8,000 meals every month to New Yorkers in need) and a Food Pantry (allows low-income New Yorkers to select fresh produce and packaged food items themselves in a supermarket-style setting — helping provide food for more than 22,700 meals a month).

If you are over the age of 60 years old and have no friends or family to help you prepare nutritious meals you may be eligible for Citymeals on Wheels.

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The Foundation creates programs in parks in all boroughs including free concerts, theater, dance, and kids sports programs. City Parks Foundation brings Summerstage to Central Park, Charlie Parker Jazz Festival in Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park, and free tennis lessons to kids 5 to 16 in 36 parks throughout the five boroughs. Free senior fitness programs meet twice a week at each location and participants are encouraged to maintain regular attendance to maximize health benefits.

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See Lincoln Square’s rich architecture and social history. Stops could include Columbus Circle, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Fordham University, Time Warner Center, and sites associated with Florence Mills, Mae West, Leonard Bernstein, and Robert Moses.

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The New York City Foundation for Senior Citizens offers free transportation for senior citizens. Five vans are available to take seniors to and from medical appointments and hospitals, and planned activities at senior centers. They also deliver meals.

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The Brooklyn Botanical Garden offers specialty gardens and world-class plant collections in its 52 acres. Seniors receive free admission on Fridays. Guided tours are free and offered at 1pm on weekends with no reservations required.

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The museum features art of the Himalayas. Free 1 hour tours every day at 3pm and additionally at 1pm on the weekends. Enjoy 2-for-1 cocktails 6 – 7pm Fridays at the K2 Lounge.

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This is the largest museum in the US devoted to the history of urban public transportation. The Grand Central Gallery and Annex is located in Grand Central Terminal.

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Discounted tickets on selected days & free for military personnel on weeknights. Tickets are offered at a discount at certain times.  Discounts vary but include: $16 Tier-Reserved seats on Tuesdays and selected weeknights in April, May, and September, half price seats for young students, $5 tickets for seniors, complimentary or half prices ticket for military personnel (with active military ID card). See website and our calendar section for details.

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On selected dates you may be eligible to buy discounted tickets: $5 Upper Reserve tickets, half prices for seniors and veterans, $6 Mezzanine Reserved/Upper Level Box seats and $18 Upper Level Reserved seats, and $10 off Mezzanine Reserved or Upper Box ticket with promotional code LIRR/METROCARD/METRONORTH. See website and our calendar section for details.

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