Brian there on WNYC. We're going to spend the last few minutes of the show today as we head

into the weekend answering this question. Can you have a full night out in New York City for under $20?

And listeners, we're inviting your help reporting this story.

We're taking your tips on how to have a cheap night in New York City.

You can call her text 212-433, WNYC, 433-962.

And to clarify that $20 can't just go to one thing, like one movie

ticket or a single sandwich, we're looking to fill an evening. I'm talking about a drink here,

a bite there, maybe a cheap ticket or free entry to an event. A classic one I'm thinking of,

which admittedly is kind of an open secret, is gallery hopping on

Thursday nights. They don't charge for admission, and sometimes you even get free wine. So what's

on the itinerary if your budget is just $20?212-433, WNYC, 433-9-6-9-2. I know it seems difficult, as we all well know, New York is one of the most expensive

cities in the world, but there's proof that it's possible. This segment is inspired by a

Gothamist article from our culture reporter, Hannah Frischberg, who took on this challenge,

and I'll just say she laid out a pretty impressive

plan for a night on the town with only a $20 bill in her pocket. So Hannah joins us now to give

some tips, as perhaps we will hear some of yours. Hey, Hannah, great to have you on the show.

Thanks for having me. All right, let's hear about the evening you wrote about. What did you do,

and how much did it cost?

We started at Rudy's in Hell's Kitchen, where you get a hot dog for every drink purchase.

So that was a filling start to the evening. Then we went on down to Chinatown. And for the haters and the

Instagram comments on the social video who said that I didn't include my metric card fee in the total of the

evening. My metric card is prepaid through pretext dollars from my W-2 job, just FYI. But it's next

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