ENDLESS BUMMER
NYC’s summer hot spots may be too hot. Find out which are worth the wait, and how to survive the lines
READY to plow through your NYC summer bucket list? Get in line. Sweaty masses are swarming the city’s buzziest attractions, from watering holes to art shows to ferry rides.
Willing to brave the crowds? Read our guide to New York’s most overrun destinations — including pro tips from insiders and less insane Plan Bs, just in case.
The sold-out Bowie exhibit
Life on Mars may be preferable to the lines at the Brooklyn Museum this weekend, with the “David Bowie Is” exhibit closing on Sunday. Those who have snagged timed tickets online report that the wait is only about 15 minutes for morning viewings, but visitors with weekend afternoon slots aren’t as lucky. Harlem-based communications director Leah Hansen waited 90 minutes on a Saturday, despite having tickets for 3:15 p.m. “I was not happy,” the 33-year-old tells The Post.
Pro tip: Advance tickets are sold out, but the museum has reserved some same-day entry spots for procrastinators. Staffers suggest arriving before the doors open at 11 a.m., as tickets tend to be gone by noon. While you wait, kill time at the museum’s equally excellent “Radical Women: Latin American Art, 1960-1985.” 200 Eastern Parkway, Prospect Heights; 718-638-5000, BrooklynMuseum.org — Raquel Laneri
The bloated boat to the beach
For a trip to the Rockaways, who could resist trading a subway ride for waterfront views and rosé on tap on the yearold NYC Ferry — especially since it’s the same price?
Not many, it turns out. On a recent Saturday, 30 people lined up for the ferry in Sunset Park — and only 15 made it on.
The ferry only picks up at two spots: Wall Street and the Brooklyn Army Terminal in Sunset Park. But both docks are packed with passengers, and the boat’s 150 seats fill up fast.
When Sunset Park’s Darby Secaur, 26, missed the cutoff, he had to wait another 30 minutes for the next boat. His total wait time was 45 minutes — in a hot parking lot with no shade.
“We’ll get there when we get there,” he tells The Post, shrugging.
Pro tip: Slather on sunscreen before you leave the house, and show up at least a halfhour early. Or just go back to taking the A train to the beach — it now skips a few stops and drops you off directly at Beach 116th Street, three blocks away from the sand. Routes and schedules at Ferry.NYC —Tim Donnelly