- The list below includes 623 free or cheap things to do in or near Long Island City, New York, including 117 different types of inexpensive activities like Parks, Comedy Clubs, Art Gallery and Art Museum.
- From Gantry Plaza State Park to Hunter's Point South Park, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Long Island City and in nearby cities within 25 miles like New York City, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn.
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Audience interaction, musical numbers, and crazy characters ignite kids’ imaginations in a black-box theater space
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41-26 27th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101
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RESOBOX is a unique Japanese art gallery and cultural space in New York's Long Island City. The exhibits are ever-changing and the space offers visitors tea, coffee and hands-on art classes.
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Hosting skate camps and hockey leagues, City Ice Pavilion has its rink open to the public for freestyle ice skating. The pavilion also offers a side studio rink that can be rented for private parties of up to 6 people.
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10-93 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101
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Hosting live comedy acts, The Creek & The Cave offers its visitors Mexican cuisine and cocktails. There venue also features several pinball machines with themes of TV classics like Star Trek and The Sopranos.
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32-23 Queens Blvd, Long Island City, NY 11101
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At YMCA of Long Island City, members can enjoy a swimming pool, sauna, basketball court, indoor running track, tennis courts, gym and a cardio room. They also have instruction classes for all ages.
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The American Museum of the Moving Image is the only institution in the United States that is exclusively focused on the technology, art, and history of television, movies, and video. Screenings of award-winning films are regularly shown at the museum as well.
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405 Lexington and 42nd St., New York City, NY 10174
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The Chrysler Building, which opened in 1928, is the home of Blank Rome, InterMedia Partners, Regus, and Troutman Sanders. The location was designed in an Art Deco style and completed in 1930.
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Operated by the prestigious Regal Entertainment Group, UA Kaufman Astoria Stadium 14 is a theater that shows the latest blockbuster titles. The movie theater features state of the art digital surround sound, comfortable seating and a full service snack bar.
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Rainey Park has several walkways, biking paths, basketball courts, and a soccer field. The park is also known for the unique views it gives of the East River and Roosevelt Island, which can be viewed from the benches.
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42nd Street and Park Avenue, New York City, NY 10017
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Approximately 21,600,000 people visit Grand Central Terminal each year making it the sixth most visited tourist attraction in the world, and it is the largest such facility in the world having 44 platforms that service 67 subway tracks. The facility also has 68 shops and 35 places to eat.
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Opened in 2011, Kids Playhouse is a playground facility that was voted 'Best Indoor Playground' by the New York Magazine. The facility specializes in birthday party hosting, offering a variety of private party packages for guests to choose from.