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ous world-class musicians (mostly closed in July and August). Before or after a perform-
ance, check out the Rose Museum for a history of the institution.

Brooklyn Academy of Music PERFORMING ARTS
(BAM; www.bam.org ; 30 Lafayette Ave at Ashland Pl, Fort Greene; D, N/R to Pacific St, B, Q, 2/3,
4/5 to Atlantic Ave) Sort of a Brooklyn version of the Lincoln Center - in its all-inclusive-
ness rather than its vibe, which is much edgier - the spectacular academy also hosts
everything from modern dance to opera, cutting-edge theater and music concerts.

Symphony Space LIVE MUSIC
MAP GOOGLE MAP
( 212-864-5400; www.symphonyspace.org ; 2537 Broadway btwn 94th & 95th Sts; ; 1/2/3
to 96th St) A multigenre space with several facilities in one. This Upper West Side gem is
home to many performance series as well as theater, cabaret, comedy, dance and world-
music concerts throughout the week.

Sports
The uber-successful New York Yankees ( 718-293-6000, tickets 877-469-9849;
www.yankees.com ; tickets $20-300) play at Yankee Stadium ( 718-293-6000, tickets
877-469-9849; www.yankees.com ; E 161st St at River Ave; tours $20; ; B, D, 4 to 161st St-Yan-
kee Stadium) , while the more historically beleaguered New York Mets ( www.mets.com ; tick-
ets $12-102) play at Citi Field (126th St, at Roosevelt Ave, Flushing, Queens; 7 to Mets-Willets

Pt) .
For less-grand settings but no-less-pleasant outings, check out the minor-league
Staten Island Yankees ( 718-720-9265; www.siyanks.com ; tickets $12; ticket office
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm Sat) at Richmond County Bank Ballpark (75 Richmond Terrace,
Staten Island; Staten Island Ferry) or the Brooklyn Cyclones ( 718-449-8497;
www.brooklyncyclones.com ; tickets $8-16) at MCU Park (1904 Surf Ave & W 17th St, Coney Island;
D/F, N/Q to Coney Island-Stillwell Ave).
For basketball, you can get courtside with the NBA's New York Knicks MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 212-465-6073, tickets 866-858-0008; www.nyknicks.com ; tickets $13-330)
at Madison Square Garden MAP GOOGLE MAP ( www.thegarden.com ; Seventh Ave btwn
31st & 33rd Sts; 1/2/3 to 34th St-Penn Station) , called the 'mecca of basketball.' Or check
out the rejuvenated franchise of the Brooklyn Nets ( www.nba.com/nets ; tickets from $15) ,
previously the New Jersey Nets, who played their inaugural season at the Barclays
Center ( www.barclayscenter.com ; cnr Flatbush & Atlantic Aves, Prospect Heights; B/D, N/Q/R,
2/3, 4/5 to Atlantic Ave) in downtown Brooklyn in 2012. Also playing at Madison Square