Free World Cup watch parties will be held across the World\u2019s Borough over the course of the upcoming tournament, officials said on Monday. <\/p>\n
Nearly a dozen cultural and civic institutions in Queens will host fans for games throughout the duration of the World Cup, which begins on Thursday. <\/p>\n
Through a $75,000 grant allocated by Queens Borough President Donnovan Richards, the Mayor\u2019s Office and NYC Tourism, the watch parties will be free of charge. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo matter which country\u2019s jersey you wear or what side of the Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo debate you take, you deserve a place to cheer on your favorite team right in your community without having to open your wallet,\u201d Richards said. <\/p>\n
\u201cMaking The World\u2019s Game accessible for all in The World\u2019s Borough, regardless of ZIP code or socioeconomic status, is our top priority this tournament, and I\u2019m excited to be working with some tremendous community partners to do just that,\u201d he added. \u201cIf you weren\u2019t lucky enough to score a ticket to a match, one of our local watch parties is the next best thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s where fans can watch a number of matches throughout Queens:<\/p>\n
The New York Hall of Science<\/p>\n
The cultural institution in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will show free screenings on June 14 and June 21 during the group stage matches and on June 28 during the Round of 32, July 5 during the Round of 16 and on July 19, the date of the final. The matches will be broadcast on a 30-foot screen. <\/p>\n
Queens Botanical Garden<\/p>\n
The Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing will host a free screening of the World Cup final on July 19. Those there to watch the match will also get free admission to the gardens. <\/p>\n
MoMA PS1<\/p>\n
The Long Island City Museum will show the World Cup final on July 19 in its courtyard. <\/p>\n
Pilot House Bar & Grill<\/p>\n
The Arverne restaurant will show semifinal matches on Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15 on its outdoor lawn. The eatery will also provide free face painting for children, lawn games and free ice pops. <\/p>\n
Queens Borough Hall<\/p>\n
The People\u2019s House in Kew Gardens will host a free public screening of the World Cup final on July 19 on the building\u2019s steps. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Free World Cup watch parties will be held across the World\u2019s Borough over the course of the upcoming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-260508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}