Free things to do in NYC this week

A French game like bocce. They lend you the metal balls.

Petanque court, Washington Square ParkA, B, C, D, E, F, M to W 4 St-Wash Sq

One on one help with your resume, cover letter or interview.

Central Library, Business and Career Center2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza

Drop in. First come, first served.

Meet employers who are hiring now. Some interview on the spot.

Jobs NYC Center, 2 Lafayette St4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall

Pick a time slot online. Bring photo ID and printed resumes. Doors close at 1:30.

Meet hiring managers. Bring your resume.

Corona Library, 38-23 104 St7 to 103 St-Corona Plaza

A volunteer guide shows how an old freight track became a park.

The High Line, top of the Gansevoort St stairsA, C, E to 14 St, or L to 8 Av

No sign-up. The first 20 people get in.

A free salsa lesson, then an open dance floor.

Garibaldi Plaza, Washington Square ParkA, B, C, D, E, F, M to W 4 St-Wash Sq

Hotel Transylvania on the ballfield. Bring a blanket.

Carroll Park ballfieldF, G to Carroll St

Register on the Parks site. Canceled in heavy rain.

A one on one session with a small business counselor.

Central Library, Business and Career Center2, 3 to Grand Army Plaza

Request a session online first. A counselor confirms your time.

Gardens on a hill over the Hudson.

Wave Hill, 4900 Independence Ave1 to Van Cortlandt Park-242 St, then the free Wave Hill shuttle

Butter Beans Kitchen interviews on the spot. Pay starts at $17 an hour.

Brooklyn Heights Library, 286 Cadman Plaza West2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall

Workforce1, the city’s job center, runs it. Bring photo ID and a resume. Dress for an interview.

Hands on help with raised beds, seeds and planting.

Snug Harbor Sustainability Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace1 to South Ferry, then the free ferry and the S40 bus

Sign up through the official page below.

A teacher shows you how, even if you’ve never tried. They bring the gear.

Greeley Square Park, Broadway and 33rd StB, D, F, M, N, Q, R, W to 34 St-Herald Sq

The Nightmare Before Christmas on the lawn. Bring a blanket.

Lawn, Owl’s Head ParkR to Bay Ridge Av

Register on the Parks site. Canceled in heavy rain.

Dance classes, then the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company at 2 PM.

Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center, 670 Lafayette AveG to Bedford-Nostrand Avs

Register on the Parks site. Costumes welcome.

Art making and a book giveaway, then free food and music.

The Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand ConcourseB, D to 167 St

Just walk in.

Throw foam axes and shoot magnetic arrows. Park rangers show you how.

Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park East and Charlotte StBx11 bus to Claremont Pkwy and Crotona Park East

No sign-up.

Look through telescopes at Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon. Amateur astronomers bring them.

W 218th St and Indian Rd, Inwood Hill Park1 to 215 St

No sign-up. Called off if the weather is bad.

Paddle with the Urban Park Rangers while the leaves turn.

Audubon Center at the Boathouse, Prospect ParkB, Q to Prospect Park

No sign-up. First come, first served. Ages 8 and up.

Park rangers teach you to cast. They bring the rods.

Crotona Nature Center, Crotona Park East and Charlotte StBx11 bus to Claremont Pkwy and Crotona Park East

No sign-up.

Watch dogs march in costume. Face painting and spooky stories too.

Van Cortlandt House Museum lawn, Broadway and W 246th St1 to Van Cortlandt Park-242 St

No dog needed to watch. Enter your dog on site from 2 to 2:45 PM.

No ticket and no OMNY tap. It runs 24 hours a day.

Whitehall Terminal1 to South Ferry, or R, W to Whitehall St

Open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 AM to 6 PM.

The Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand ConcourseB, D to 167 St

Art about trees by 11 artists. Open weekdays until November 6.

Arsenal Gallery, Central Park, 5th Ave and 64th StN, R, W to 5 Av-59 St

A hilltop walk with harbor views. Open 7 AM to 7 PM.

Main entrance, 5th Ave and 25th StR to 25 St

Outdoor art on the Long Island City waterfront. Open 9 AM to sunset.

32-01 Vernon BlvdN, W to Broadway, then walk west to the river

A museum on the Battle of Brooklyn, plus an art show upstairs.

Old Stone House, 336 3rd StR to Union St, or F to 4 Av-9 St

Just walk in. Can’t spare $3? Go in anyway.

Dogs in Halloween costumes, a contest with prizes, then a parade.

South Meadow, Snug Harbor, 1000 Richmond Terrace1 to South Ferry, then the free ferry and the S40 bus

Free for Harbor Hounds members. Buy a ticket through the official page below.