The three best things to do in New York today

Eat $1 pancakes for a good cause
Head over to IHOP with a big appetite to get a $1 short stack of pancakes from 7am–7pm today. IHOP will donate $.50 of every order to No Kid Hungry, an organization working to bring healthy food to every child in the U.S.
Various locations, 7am–7pm 

Have an out of this world experience at E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in Swindler Cove Park
Revisit Steven Spielberg's friendly alien at this outdoor screening. Find a nice picnic spot and enjoy free popcorn, but remember to bring tissues—Elliott gets us every time. 
Swindler Cove Park, Harlem River at Dyckman St and Tenth Ave, Harlem, 8pm, free

Gather for an evening of name-dropping at Celebrity Encounters
We've all had face-offs with celebrities IRL—tonight's show gives a round of funny storytellers a chance to tell the tales of making out with so-and-so and fighting for a parking spot with what's-his-name.
People Improv Theater, 123 E 24th St, 10pm, $5