10 Things to Do in NYC Without Overspending

New York can definitely be an expensive city to visit (I learned the hard way this weekend). However, there are several things you can do to keep your wallet from emptying:

1) Central Park

Grab some food, walk around, go to the zoo, enjoy the view and get lost in Central Park. If you are feeling lazy and have 50 bucks on you, take a horse carriage ride.

2) Food

There are tons of famous restaurants in New York like

Katz Deli, Nathan's Hot Dogs and brick oven pizza joints. However, if you can find a good food cart (they are all over the city), for 5 bucks you will be full.

3) Rockefeller Center

For under 40 bucks you can go on top of the Rockefeller to see the city and take a tour of NBC studio. There a high chance you will see some celebrities too.

4) Staten Island Ferry

Instead of paying 25 bucks for a water taxi...pay FREE to get on the Staten Island Ferry and see the same Statue of Liberty and the city skyline.

5) Museum Mile

Almost all of the popular museums such as The Met, The Guggenheim and The Museum of Natural History have "Suggested Prices". This means you pay what you can.

6) The Multi-Neighborhoods

If you don't want to pay to get in a ca

b, take the subway or ride in a horse carriage, put on some comfortable shoes and walk around. On a nice day you can walk around lower Manhattan and see neighborhoods like SOHO, Greenwhich, East Village, Little Italy, Chinatown, the Financial District and Brooklyn Bridge.

7) Times Square

Bright lights, Giant TV Screens and foreigners. If you don't want to spend money, walk around Times Square and take pictures.

8) Greenwhich Village

Almost every bar has a happy hour that is cheap. If you want to spend a little bit of money go see a stand-up show at the Comedy Cellar.

9) Little Italy

Italian guys will stand outside the restaurants to pursuade to come in. For 10 bucks you can find some tasty pasta and a glass wine.

10) Chinatown

If you can get beyond the hanging roasted ducks and living fish that swarm around Chinatown, you can find some decent food. And some fake Rolexes as well.

Other Notables: Coney Island, Brooklyn, Please Don't Tell, Crif Dogs, The Sex Museum, Bryant Park, Grand Central Station and much more.