New York City: Sports and outdoor activities
New York is one of the most avid sports cities in America. TV stations cover most regular-season games and all postseason games in the big four American team sports - baseball, football, basketball and ice hockey . Some tickets can be hard to find, some impossible and most don't come that cheap. Bars - specifically sports bars - are a good alternative to actually being there.Many participatory activities in the city are free or affordable. You can swim either at the local pools or the borough beaches, usually for a small fee; jog , still one of the city's main obsessions; or have your fill of spaces to bike or rollerblade .
Tickets for most events can be booked through Ticketmaster (tel 212/307-7171), though it's cheaper - and of course riskier for popular events - to try to pick up tickets on the night of the event. You can also get advance tickets direct from the stadium box office .
More about Sports and outdoor activities:
Baseball
Basketball
Bicycling
Bowling
Football
Gyms, pools and baths
Horse racing
Ice hockey
Ice-skating
In-line skating
Jogging
Pool
Soccer
Tennis
Chelsea Piers
Central Park
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