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Climb the stairs up to KGB Bar every night of the week to hear some of the best writers in town read their work for free.
New York nights can feel like the exclusive playground of i-bankers and heirs. Velvet ropes mark of champagne
bars, stilettos clack down the avenues, and Broadway ticket prices reach heights only a Westchester dowager
could ascend to. But that's just one layer of the city's delights. With youth pouring into the area, entertainment
for the people has made a serious comeback. It's easy to find top-tier dance, drama, film, and comedy for no more
than the price of showing up. Shakespeare in the Park, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Upright Citizens Brigade
are among the New York legends that give it away free. On the intimate side, new crowd-sourcing means are
opening up all kinds of opportunities for indie theater and dance. Meanwhile, music seeps up from the subway
platforms and fills our parks and bars. Everything from jazz to classical to country to rock can be heard in NYC,
and a surprising amount of it comes without cost. For those attractions that do charge, discerning patrons can
easily keep the cost down in the $5 range. New York is a magnet for talent, and even the performances on the
cheap end of the entertainment spectrum can be spectacular. In short, money should be no barrier to experien-
cing great New York entertainment. It's more an issue of time management.
