At the Brooklyn Museum’s Target First Saturdays, thousands of visitors enjoy free programs of art and entertainment each month from 5–11 p.m. Find upcoming events for Target First Saturdays.

Tips: The Brooklyn Museum has a suggested contribution of $8 for adults and $4 for Seniors and Students with valid I.D. Since the admission is a suggested contribution you can pay whatever you like to enter the museum.

Getting there: Subway 2 or 3 to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum. The exit at Eastern Parkway is directly in front of the museum. Google map.

One of the first terrorist attacks to take place in America took place on September 16, 1920 at 23 Wall Street. From the Wikipedia article on the subject:

“At noon, a horse-drawn wagon passed by lunchtime crowds on Wall Street, in New York City. The wagon then stopped across the street from the headquarters of the J.P. Morgan Inc. bank at 23 Wall Street, on the Financial District’s busiest corner. Inside, 100 pounds (45 kg) of dynamite with 500 pounds (230 kg) of heavy cast-iron slugs exploded in a timer-set detonation, sending the slugs tearing through the air. The horse and wagon were vaporized. Scores of bodies littered the street, and the bomb caused over $2 million dollars in property damage, wrecking most of the interior spaces of the Morgan building. An automobile was hurled into the air, and glass was shattered for blocks (the damage can still be seen on the buildings today [1]). Word soon spread that another bomb would go off, creating further panic.

Shortly before the bomb went off, a warning note had been placed in a mailbox at the corner of Cedar Street and Broadway. The warning read:

Remember we will not tolerate any longer. Free the political prisoners or it will be sure death for all of you. American Anarchist Fighters.

However, far from killing high government officials, the bomb claimed mostly ordinary office clerks, runners, and stenographers as its victims, a fact that must have been evident to the plotters, who had timed the bomb to explode at the start of the lunch hour.”

If you’re visiting the Federal Hall National Memorial (and why wouldn’t you? it’s free!), walk across the street to 23 Wall Street and you’ll see the reminents of one of the first terrorist attacks on U.S. soil.

Getting there: Getting there: Subway 2, 3 to Wall Street or the J, M, Z to Broad Street. Google map.

Admission: Free!

The Federal Hall National Memorial reopened on October 6th after an 18 month restoration project. From the nps.gov website:

“Here on the corner of Broad and Wall Street, General George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the United States. Home to the first congress, supreme court, and executive offices, the original Federal Hall was trully the birthplace of the current government of the United States. The current structure, a Greek revivial style Customs House, later served as part of the US Sub-Treasury. Currenlty, the building still serves the Federal Government as a museum and memorial to the first president and the beginnings of the United States of America.”

When you’re downtown to see the World Trade Center, Bowling Green Park, the Wall Street Charging Bull, and the New York Stock Exchange you should also make a stop at the newly reopened Federal Hall building. The Federal Hall building is across from the New York Stock exchange… you can’t miss it with the George Washington statue and stock brokers sitting on the steps. Best of all it’s free!

Hours: Monday through Friday 10:00 - 4:00 daily.
Not opened Saturday and Sunday.

Getting there: Subway 2, 3 to Wall Street or the J, M, Z to Broad Street. Google map.

Admission: Free!