https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/where-to-watch-the-fifa-world-cup-for-free-EA5938402 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-13T18:05:03-04:00 Where to Watch the FIFA World Cup for Free https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-13-104151_4-10824152_20260613180504.png Futbol fans piled into Times Square on Friday, June 12 to watch FIFA World Cup games where the USA Men’s National Team beat Paraguay 4 to 1. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-11-at-8-41-14-pm_4-10818643_20260611204148.png Fifth watch parties will be held on the Intrepid museum throughout the 2026 World Cup. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/fifa-pitch-at-tavern-on-green_4-10824158_20260613174536.jpg Governor Kathy Hochul, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Mayor Zohran Mamdani opened a mini-soccer pitch at Tavern on the Green in Central Park that will offer free drop in events open to all through July 18. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/hundreds-experience-jimi-hendrix-way-unveiling-in-west-village-CB5939554 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-14T18:38:50-04:00 Hundreds Experience Jimi Hendrix Way Unveiling in West Village https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hundreds-experience-jimi-hendrix-unve_4-10824651_20260614183035.jpg Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Janie Hendrix, Vernon Reid, Will Calhoun. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hundreds-experience-jimi-hendrix-unve_4-10824655_20260614183037.jpg Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Manhattan Beep Brad Hoylman-Sigal. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hundreds-experience-jimi-hendrix-unve_4-10824654_20260614183036.jpg Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling at Sixth Avenue and West 8th Street. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hundreds-experience-jimi-hendrix-unve_4-10824667_20260614183501.jpg Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Eddie Kramer. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hundreds-experience-jimi-hendrix-unve_4-10824668_20260614183502.jpg Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Assemblymember Grace Lee. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hundreds-experience-jimi-henddrix-unv_4-10824666_20260614183459.jpg Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Valerie Simpson. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hundreds-experience-jimi-hendrix-unve_4-10824656_20260614183037.jpg Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, here including Steven and Maureen Van Zandt. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/hundreds-experience-jimi-hendrix-unve_4-10824657_20260614183038.jpg Hundreds experience Jimi Hendrix Way unveiling, including Vernon Reid in a camouflage Knicks hat. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/new-school-lays-off-nearly-90-trying-to-cut-50-million-deficit-KL5940804 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-15T11:13:13-04:00 New School Lays Off Nearly 90 Trying to Cut $50 Million Deficit https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-school-lays-off-nearly-90-univers_4-10826195_20260615104236.jpg The New School University center on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 13th Street. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-school-lays-off-welcome-2026-2024_4-10826498_20260615105419.jpg New School Welcome Center at 72 Fifth Avenue, June 2026 May 2024, the latter during a pro-Palestine faculty “occupation”, that ended with NYPD removing the occupiers. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-school-lays-off-nearly-90-lang-2_4-10826190_20260615104231.jpg The New School is laying off nearly 90 employees, including some at the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts on East 11th Street. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-school-lays-off-nearly-90-lang_4-10826193_20260615104233.jpg The New School includes the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts on East 11th Street. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-school-lays-off-nearly-90-parsons_4-10826480_20260615104910.jpg New School Parsons School of Design, 66 Fifth Ave. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-school-lays-off-nearly-90-univers_4-10826194_20260615104234.jpg New School University Center at 63 Fifth Avenue; nearly 90 people have recently been laid off. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-school-layso-off-nearly-90-welcom_4-10826479_20260615104911.jpg New School Welcome Center, 72 Fifth Avenue, June 2026. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-school-lays-off-nearly-90-occupy_4-10826481_20260615104910.jpg New School Welcome Center during faculty pro-Palestine, “occupation,” May 17, 2024. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/new-school_4-10822654_20260612155639.jpg The New School in Greenwich Village recently laid off nearly 90 employees, including faculty members as it tries to close a growing budget deficit. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/will-ny-12-s-democratic-primary-be-another-battle-of-the-east-vs-the-west-FG5945601 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-15T11:28:36-04:00 Will NY-12’s Democratic Primary Be Another Battle of the East vs. the West? https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/ny-12-democratic-primary_4-10826927_20260615112819.jpg NY-12’s frontrunners, Micah Lasher and Alex Bores, are from the West Side and East Side respectively. But, they’ve both been making it a point to campaign on their rivals home turf in recent weeks. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/the-longest-table-brings-uws-neighborhood-together-to-feast-XG5945167 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-15T12:17:25-04:00 The Longest Table Brings UWS Neighborhood Together to Feast https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7951_4-10826475_20260615113919.jpg Neighbors brought a huge array of dishes, silverware, and table decorations to the event, sharing food from a variety of cuisines. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7965_4-10827104_20260615113927.jpg Neighbors showed off their culinary and baking skills with the dishes they homemade to bring to the event. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7973_4-10827105_20260615113931.jpg Hedy Campbell, chair of the West 102nd andWest 103rd block association, helped run and organize the event, which spanned the length of the neighborhood street. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7978_4-10827102_20260615113915.jpg Members of the W 102 and 103rd community gathered along the street connecting Broadway and West End for the annual UWS ‘Longest Table’ event June 14. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7953_4-10827103_20260615113924.jpg Dogs and young children were also among those who attended the event, running up and down the street as the evening went on. https://www.westsidespirit.com/home/midtown-surprise-teacher-wins-25000-flag-award-for-excellence-BN5935762 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-15T14:30:38-04:00 Midtown Surprise: Teacher Wins $25,000 FLAG Award for Excellence! https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7475_4-10814127_20260612132232.jpg Ian Weissman, a social studies teacher at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts, receives the FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence. Beginning June 8, six exceptional New York City public school teachers received surprise $25,000 checks for winning FLAG Awards for Teaching Excellence. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7491_4-10821209_20260612132241.jpg Ian Weissman is greeted by cheering students who rush to congratulate him on his award. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7484-copy_4-10821212_20260612132245.jpg Ian Weissman (right) poses with Michael Fram (left), principal of Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7481_4-10821215_20260612132249.jpg Ian Weissman poses with Risa Daniels (left) and Laura Twersky (right), Co-Presidents of The FLAG Foundation for Excellence in Education. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7507_4-10821216_20260612132255.jpg Students of Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts attend class in the school’s black box theatre. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7514_4-10821217_20260612132300.jpg A sign upon entrance of Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts advocates for student creativity and curiosity. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/3e0a7508_4-10822465_20260612132608.jpg A handmade banner created by students at Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts celebrates the graduating Seniors of 2026. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/nyc-public-schools-backpedals-uws-closure-proposals-after-backlash-XI5947572 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-15T16:17:38-04:00 NYC Public Schools Backpedals UWS Closure Proposals After Backlash https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/kamar-samuels_4-10828799_20260615160923.jpg NYC schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels withdrew four proposals late April which would have closed two UWS middle schools and relocated another after communities expressed their strong opposition through petitions and community hearings. https://www.westsidespirit.com/city-arts/ny-classical-s-the-tragedy-of-julius-caesar-a-play-with-no-stage-KH5922792 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-15T16:29:50-04:00 NY Classical’s “The Tragedy of Julius Caesar”: a Play with No Stage https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/dsc-2412-1_4-10799081_20260608011735.jpg The cast of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar in Central Park during its outdoor performance on June 5th. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/dsc-3032-1_4-10799079_20260608011733.jpg Night had fallen by the time Julius Caesar (Clay Storseth) and Brutus (Oneika Phillips) take final bows on June 5th, 2026 along with the cast. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/dsc-2840_4-10829460_20260615164016.jpg Julius Caesar (Clay Storseth) and Mark Antony (Paul Deo JR.) in The Tradgedy of Julius Caesar. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/carriage-horse-suddenly-dies-in-central-park-spurring-ban-calls-XH5933220 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-15T17:15:32-04:00 Carriage Horse Suddenly Dies in Central Park, Spurring Ban Calls https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-10-at-1-50-06-pm_4-10810637_20260610170732.png A carriage horse named Deniz collapsed and died in Central Park on June 9, leading to renewed calls to ban the carriage trade in New York City entirely. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/horse-covered_4-10810720_20260610190950.png Police tossed a tarp over the area where Deniz died, in Central Park, on June 9. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/unknown-1_4-10810652_20260610172423.jpg Deniz pictured with his owner and caretaker, Nurettin Kirbiyik, before his death. https://www.westsidespirit.com/news/knicks-championship-leads-to-wild-scenes-across-manhattan-LJ5946973 hourly The Spirit - Westsider en 2026-06-15T17:35:46-04:00 Knicks Championship Leads to Wild Scenes Across Manhattan https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/times-square-after-the-knicks-win-nba_4-10829444_20260615172951.webp Fans climbed atop five school buses that were set aside to transport people from Manhattan to the World Cup games. One of the buses was later set on fire near Times Square. There were 65 arrests on the night,. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-8006_4-10828906_20260615172952.jpg One fan in Times Square climbs atop a street lights while celebrating. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/school-bus-on-fire_4-10829638_20260615173532.png A school bus was set on fire by fans celebrating the Knicks victory of the San Antonio Spurs on June 13. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-3902_4-10829465_20260615172952.jpg Drivers and passengers got in on the celebrations, honking and dancing out of an SUV sunroof near Madison Square Garden on June 13. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/screenshot-2026-06-15-at-2-38-45-pm_4-10828803_20260615172952.png Knicks fans cheering on top of a truck. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/some-pictures-that-i-took-at-msg-afte_4-10829447_20260615172956.webp Over 60 arrests made on the night of June 13th. https://www.westsidespirit.com/binrepository/img-3901_4-10829468_20260615165223.jpg Fans sprayed graffiti on a metal storefront gate near Times Square during the Knicks victory celebration.