How to watch (or travel to) the World Series in NYC this week

The World Series is coming to the Bronx Monday night for the Yankees’ highly-anticipated third matchup against the LA Dodgers – and there are plenty of ways to watch without giving up half a month’s rent for stadium seats.

The Oculus

For those near Lower Manhattan, the big game will be broadcast for free on a big screen at the North Oculus Plaza, where spectators will also have access to food and drinks from the nearby Oculus Beer Garden and other shops and restaurants. One drawback: The plaza won’t actually have seating, but the ledges and staircases of the open space are good places to post up.

Sports bars (in general)

New York sports bars have always provided a helpful alternative to cramped apartment living rooms, and this time will be no different. Fan-favorite watering holes like the Irish American Pub and Restaurant, Carragher’s Bar and Boot Room and Patrizia’s Taverna will be hosting watch parties.

Bronx sports bars (specifically)

For those hoping to be closer to the action, any bar near Yankee Stadium promises to be a packed house. If the scene at Billy’s Bar for Game 2 on Friday was any indication, Monday night should be a wild time.

Yankee Stadium

Anyone with tickets for the stadium is lucky enough. The gates will open three hours before the game to allow people enough time to make their way inside. But what about getting there?

To ferry hordes of fans to the Bronx, the MTA will increase service on the 4 and D trains, and will adding more Metro-North service to and from the Yankees-E. 153rd Street Station.

The MTA will also add more personnel on the platforms and mezzanines at the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium station to help with crowd control.

Several bus lines also stop near Yankee Stadium, including the Bx1, Bx2, Bx6, Bx13 and BxM4. More details on schedules and fares can be found on the MTA TrainTime app and the MTA website.

The first pitch is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. Game 4 will also be in the Bronx on Tuesday night, followed by Game 5 at home Wednesday, if needed. The Dodgers have taken the first two games in the best-of-seven series, so the Yankees need at least one win Monday or Tuesday night to continue the series into Wednesday or beyonds.

Games 6 and 7 would be played at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.