This week in the city: July 6–12
World Cup fever hits the boroughs, the outdoor movie calendar peaks, and one free boat you should be taking advantage of.
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One email a week: what’s happening, one place worth your time, one thing you didn’t know. This is the web version.
What’s happening
The city is fully in World Cup mode — the final is at MetLife on the 19th, and until then every neighborhood with a soccer-watching diaspora (which is every neighborhood) has turned its bars into stadiums. The move: skip the official fan zones and watch a match in the neighborhood of one of the teams playing. The atmosphere is better and the food afterward is a guarantee.
Outdoor movie season is also at its peak this week — check your local park’s schedule before defaulting to Bryant Park, which is wonderful and also a contact sport for lawn space.
One place
The Staten Island Ferry, at sunset. Free, runs constantly, sails directly past the Statue of Liberty, and nobody will check whether you have any business in Staten Island. Take the 7:30-ish boat, stand on the right side going out, grab the next one back.
One thing you didn’t know
The Ferry has been free since 1997 — it’s the only borough connection that costs nothing at any hour. People pay $40 for harbor cruises that follow roughly the same route.