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New York City hosts 40,000 on-location shoots each year, including commercials, feature films, television shows and series, music videos, documentaries and more.

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I’m really into guitars, and my favorite guitar shop is Matt Umanov down on Bleecker Street. Great store, very helpful people. It’s one of my favorite places in the City.

Tom Colicchio

Chef/Owner of Craft Restaurants and Head Judge of Bravo’s Top Chef

Best places to hear live music for free:
Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (late-night sets and afternoon battles)
Jazz at the Museum of Modern Art
Jazzmobile
Saint Peter’s Church (Jazz Vespers)

Wynton Marsalis

Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center

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When I visit NYC, I always make a trip out to the Brooklyn Museum of Art. It has an amazing collection!
Submitted by nycvisit on 01/12/2009

Lots of Museums free on Friday afternoons.
Submitted by nycvisit on 01/12/2009

LaGuardia high school plays are a cheaper version of broadway. They have you question if it is indeed professional actors
Submitted by nycvisit on 01/12/2009

You don't have to spend a ton to go to the opera. The City Opera has seats for as low as $30.
Submitted by nycvisit on 01/12/2009

Visit The Cloisters when it opens on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. It's the quietest time for a sublime experience of medieval art.
Submitted by nycvisit on 12/17/2008