we've come to the last month of the year and the busiest time for New
York City as it's the height of the holiday season
but it wouldn't be complete without your December edition of six free things to do in the Big Apple
just because it's winter doesn't mean Gardens are closed on the weekends from December to
February the Brooklyn botanic garden offers Pay What You Wish admission enjoy some of
that crisp cool air in this peaceful place in Brooklyn the Brooklyn botanic garden is
you'll never guess located in Brooklyn it's right next to Prospect Park and wraps around
the Brooklyn Museum which by the way also offers Pay What You Wish admission to get
to this area you can take the two three four and five trains or a shuttle train from the sea
but if being in a cold Garden is not your thing perhaps you'd like to bring it indoors by visiting
an underrated Museum in Queens Moma PS1 is a satellite Museum of the Museum of Modern Art
in Manhattan exhibits at MoMA PS1 are mostly contemporary works of today's artists this is
where you can find out how current artists are expressing and viewing the world today
admission is free for New Yorkers or you can pay as you wish this museum is
located in the up-and-coming neighborhood of Long Island City in Queens and you have
several Subway options to get here and while you're in the area you can walk over to Gantry
Plaza State Park to chill on this boardwalk and enjoy a breathtaking view of Manhattan
foreign
there are plenty of festive things to do in the city one
of them are pop-up holiday markets and there are plenty to choose from
but the three most popular ones are at Columbus Circle Bryant Park and Union Square visiting
these markets are free and are a great way to shop for holiday gifts or just enjoy a hot apple cider
last month I talked about the five minute light show that happens at Saks Fifth Avenue throughout
the season if you enjoy lights the Dyker Heights Community has an impressive display it's free to
walk the neighborhood but you may find a donation box for a charity at some homes lights are on
from 5 to 9 pm Dyker Heights is in Brooklyn while holiday Decor is scattered throughout
the neighborhood the recommended areas to visit are between 10th and 14th Avenues from 83rd to
86th streets the closest train is the R Train and as you can see a hiccup to getting here is
that there's a 15-minute walk from the subway to the gem streets you can try taking a bus lift or
Uber from the subway if you don't want to walk but walking seems to be the default for most foreign
holiday markets popping up and window displays being decked out there are many many trees to be
seen and you can plan an entire day hopping from One Tree to the next and some notable holiday
trees to visit are the ones at the lobbies of the American Museum of Natural History which is
always decorated with origami every year the Met Museum and the Peninsula Hotel of course
you can't forget the tree at the Rockefeller Center then there's Bryant Park Washington
Square Park and the giant one in front of the New York Stock Exchange but there are many more
trees out there comment below if there's a New York tree you would like to recommend
believe it or not you can participate in several holiday caroling events around the
city there's one with holiday lights and ice carving one with dance another that's
acapella and the opposite of that is one with brass instruments then there's a Puerto Rican
style one and there's even one with boom boxes or whatever speaker you can bring
link to this pretty comprehensive list is in the description below so this leads me to ask
what are you planning to do this holiday season comment down below and don't forget to share this
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a great holiday season until next time thank you so much for watching and Happy New Yorking