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it's a new month with new free things to do we are entering into the bur months
but it's not that cold just yet so enjoy the outdoors before we all bundle up for the winter
in this video we are going to cover six free things to do in the month of september
in new york city welcome to urban caffeine good fortune comes to those who hit that like button
greenwich village is the avant-garde area of manhattan a lot of important cultural movements
began in greenwich and the area continues to be a place of gathering for artists musicians activists
and other cultural movers for two weekends in september there will be a sidewalk show
the washington square outdoor art exhibit showcases both local and non-local artists
greenwich village is in downtown or lower manhattan this event will be along university
place from 13th street all the way to west 3rd street and while you're there you might as well
visit washington square park which is as historic iconic and non-conformist as greenwich itself
the washington square arc has been a historic gathering place for protests and demonstrations
to get to this area you have these subway options
the west indies is a region right around the caribbean sea
and north atlantic ocean some interchange the term west indies with caribbean
as you can imagine from this map we are looking at a bunch of nations
and by some estimate there are well over half a million new yorkers that are of west indian
descent and the west indian day parade celebrates this rich caribbean culture
it's colorful it's festive and it's huge millions of people attend this parade every year
you'll find dancing steel pan bands and incredible costumes the west indian day parade takes place on
labor day which this year is on september 5th it will be in crown heights in brooklyn at around
11 a.m the parade will start at schenectady avenue and will march down eastern parkway and
end at the grand army plaza that's right near the brooklyn botanic garden and prospect park
since the parade will take place on a holiday all trains and buses will be on a holiday schedule
so make sure to check service alerts before going your best options will be the 2 3 4 and 5 trains
which stop along the route or there's a shuttle from the c train at franklin street station
tribute and light happens every year on september 11 from dusk till dawn two
beams of powerful lights are projected into the sky from battery park garage
which is a little south of the world trade center complex these beams of light can
be seen up to four miles away good viewing spots can be brooklyn bridge park jersey city
or you can layer your experience by viewing it from the staten island ferry which happens to
be free to ride this ferry shuttles passengers back and forth from lower manhattan and staten
island while on the ferry you can get a view of the manhattan skyline with the beams of light
you can catch the staten island ferry at whitehall terminal near battery park you
don't need to buy a ticket since it's free when you get to st george terminal in staten island
you'll need to deboard the ferry and simply board the next ferry leaving for manhattan
subway trains near the whitehall terminal are the rw 1 and 5 trains
saint januarius is the patron saint of naples and in new york's little italy his feast day is
celebrated with a full week of events little italy will be all dressed up with plenty of things to do
there will be a procession music and not just one eating contest but a cannoli eating contest
a zeppelin eating contest a pizza eating contest and a meatball eating contest
little italy is in downtown or lower manhattan it's just right next to chinatown
while this general area will be buzzing a lot of activities will be happening on mulberry street
the main stage for the canola eating contest and other entertainment will be at the corner
of grand and mott streets link to the full schedule is in the description below
as we're getting to manhattan's little italy you have several subway options
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since it's september the museum to highlight this month is the 911 museum and memorial
within the world trade center complex are the original footprints of the twin towers
the water feature that stands in its place is the 911 memorial and underneath the memorial is
the 911 museum entrance to the museum is here once you enter the museum from this building
the museum will continue underground beneath the memorial free admission to the museum is
available on mondays tickets will be released at 7 am and free admission starts at 3
30 p.m the world trade center transportation hub also known as the oculus has access to all these
and not trains mention the path from new jersey
lastly why not slow down by going fishing you heard right fishing in the heart of the big apple
in the far northeast corner of central park is the harlem meer
and surprisingly it's full of wildlife from turtles to foul to fish and there are quite
a few species too fishing in central park is free all year long but it's strictly catch and release
only so don't think you can take your fish home if you do not have a fishing pole and
when conditions permit it the charles a dana discovery center offers free fishing poles
to borrow and bait and it's located here this program though is mostly for kids if you're an
adult they will require you to have a fishing license in order to participate which is super
easy to get and only takes ten minutes and five dollars online so for this video i went there
proudly carrying my fishing license only to find out that the program is temporarily closed
whether you go fishing or not this part of central park is peaceful and gorgeous and
since you're already here you might as well check out the conservatory garden
or if you feel like visiting a museum there's the el barrio museum and the museum of the city
of new york the closest train to the harlem meer is the 6th train the 110th street station
will be a closer walk to the meer but if you get off at 103rd street you can walk by the
conservatory garden and the museums as always thank you to all patrons of urban caffeine
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