Holidays
FDNY offi cials give back
BY TODD MAISEL
The Uniformed Fire Officers Association presented
bags of toys to Council Speaker Corey
Johnson this morning at a Midtown Manhattan
firehouse for distribution to underprivileged children at
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in Chelsea just before the
Christmas holiday.
The toy drive is part of a larger program by Johnson
to collect and distribute toys throughout the city.
The union — represented by their President Jake La-
Monda, an FDNY battalion chief, and union trustees,
— presented numerous bags of toys, gathered by firefighters
and FDNY officers on Tuesday at Ladder 7 on
West 31st Street. Johnson’s office staff then delivered
the toys this morning to Reverend Anna Pearson at the
church at 296 9th Ave. so they can be provided to children
in time for Christmas.
“We are proud to be part of this to help make a
children’s day brighter,” said Johnson. “Year in and
year out, Jake and his team give back to the community
and they came to me saying they are organizing
this toy distribution to children in the neighborhood
and they give back to the community. These wonderful
toys, the UFOA chipped in, is about gratitude and
giving back to others. These are their values every
single day.”
Council Speaker Corey Johnson and the UFOA Jake LaMonda are joined by his trustees and
Holy Apostles members at Ladder 1 in midtown Manhattan.
LaMonda said his union and the speaker have an
“open door policy” that makes for great partnerships,
something he has worked to make happen all year.
“We are proud to partner with the Speaker and use
our great organization to help others,” LaMonda said.
Pearson was grateful for the toys that she said her
group will distribute before Christmas. “This will make
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so many children so much happier, and make their holiday
so much brighter,” she said.
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen is one of the city’s largest
food programs, serving a cafeteria-style lunch, Brown
Bag Lunch program, Backpack Pantry Program, Sunday
Supper, and social services initiatives. They also
hold programs for children in the community.
Nine great ways to bring family to B’way
BY ALICE BURDICK SCHWEIGER
Exposing your kids to a Broadway
show is an invaluable experience
that can lead to an appreciation
of the arts for the rest of
their lives.
A live theatrical production not only
engages kids, but it also infuses culture
into a generation that relies on
YouTube as their main source of entertainment.
However, ticket prices on
the Great White Way can be prohibitive.
But there is no need to dip into
your IRA for tickets.
Here are 9 ways to see Broadway
and Off-Broadway shows at discounted
prices:
CHECK OUT THEATER DISCOUNT
WEBSITES
Look up www.broadwaybox.com,
www.theatremania.com and www.
playbill.com they all offer discounted
tickets for a variety of shows for all
seat categories. www.nytix.com offers
top Broadway show tickets for as low
as $29.
GO TO ‘KIDS NIGHT’
Once a year Broadway offers “Kids
Night on Broadway,” where kids and
teens 18 and under go for free at participating
shows when accompanied
by a full paying adult. The next “Kids
Night” will take place February 25,
2020. It’s a program of the Broadway
League and presented by the
New York Times. Tickets on sale this
month. www.kidsnightonbroadway.
com
SIGN UP FOR THE HAMILTON
DIGITAL LOTTERY
Tickets for Hamilton are available
for $10 through their lottery. You can
download the Hamilton app Ham-
4Ham or go online at www.Hamilton-
Broadway.com/Lottery. Tickets are for
2 days in advance.
VISIT TKTS
For last minute deals, head to one
of New York City’s TKTS Discount
Booths. You buy same-day theater
tickets at up to 50 percent off. The
booths are located at Duffy Square
(47th Street and Broadway), Lincoln
Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium
(Broadway at 62nd Street), and South
Street Seaport (corner of Front and
John Streets). Download the TKTS
app to see what shows are on sale and
prices in real time. There’s a $6 per
ticket fee.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NYC
BROADWAY WEEK
You can snag two-for-one tickets to
a host of Broadway shows that takes
place January 21-February 9. To increase
your chances of getting great
tickets, log on early the day tickets go
on sale, which is January 8. Or you can
go directly to the box office and avoid a
fee. www.nycgo.com/broadway-week.
DOWNLOAD DISCOUNTS APPS
The app TodayTix offers discounts
and handles the online lotteries for
some Broadway shows. You can book
up to 30 days in advance.
PLAY BROADWAY ROULETTE
Beat the list price by signing up
with Broadway roulette. The show
is a surprise, but you can set preferences
for the type of show you’d like
and eliminate up to 11 shows you’ve
seen or don’t want to see. Pick a date
up to four months in advance, pay
$49 or $59. Premium seats, which are
guaranteed orchestra, are $79 weekdays
and $89 weekends. Every current
show on Broadway is a possibility–
including Hamilton. The morning of
your selected date you’ll receive a text
or email telling you what show you’ll
be seeing. Pick up tickets at the theatre.
SIGN UP FOR A DISCOUNT
PROGRAM
Some theatre companies offer tickets
at discounted prices for younger audiences
at their shows. Lincoln Center
Theatre offers LincTix, a program for
ages 21-35, which is $32 for most of
their productions www.lct.org/linctix.
Roundabout Theatre Company offers
Hiptix, which is $30 tickets for ages
18-40, and with $100 annual donation
they are guaranteed orchestra seats
www.roundabouttheatre.org/get-tickets/
hiptix/. Manhattan Theatre Club
offers $30 tickets for ages 35 and under
www.manhattantheatreclub.com/
season-tickets/30-under-35/. Second
Stage Theatre offers $30 tickets for
those under the age of 30. www.2st.
com.
JOIN TDF
A nonprofit, TDF is TKTS’ parent
organization and offers other discounts
as well. An annual $40 membership fee
gives you access to Broadway shows–
$43 for plays and $49 for musicals per
ticket. Teachers, nonprofit employees,
civil servants, union members, retired
and over 62, students and a number of
other groups are eligible for TDF membership.
To see if you’re eligible, go to
www.tdf.org/join. Up to 9 tickets can
be purchased per performance.
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