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5 Apps Every New Yorker Needs - and a Few Other Tips
By Diana Slobodian '26
Posted Oct 09 2025
5 Apps Every New Yorker Needs - and a Few Other Tips
- Pulsd
- Score deals for restaurants around NYC (include those with Michelin stars!), concert tickets, events (like NY Fashion Week), spa treatments, and more
- MTA
- My personal favorite and reliable train and bus schedules - if Apple Maps and Google Maps is not providing the information or routes you’re looking for
- inKind
- Explore 4,500+ restaurants, bars & cafés - top venues nationwide from Michelin-starred restaurants to cozy neighborhood coffee shops to the hottest nightclubs, allowing you to earn cash back for dining at select restaurants around the city
- Too Good to Go
- Score cheap meals offered by restaurants around the city who sell “surprise bags” for low prices to prevent food waste at the end of the day
- Classpass
- Allows you to use credits to attend a variety of fitness classes around the city. Usually, you can start with a free trial and there is a subscription plan that you can purchase afterwards to continue using the app.
Honorable Mentions
- Subscribe to NYC For Free Newsletter - Offers a calendar of free events happening around the city every month
- 1iota.com - score tickets to sit in the live audience of talk shows, sitcoms, and premieres, for FREE!
- GET A LIBRARY CARD!!! - and subscribe to their Newsletter! They host a variety of free public events where NYC residents can go to meet new people and network with the community. From financial wellness webinars, to performances, to free access to LinkedIn Learning, to book talks with authors from around the world, your NYPL card will grant you access to thousands of free resources.