1,000 FIFA World Cup tickets will be offered to New York City residents for $50, far below an average $2,800 price. The program will run through a lottery in partnership with the NYNJ Host Committee. Tickets will be allocated in batches of about 150 for the first seven of eight MetLife Stadium games, excluding the July 19 final. Lottery entry opens May 25 at 10 a.m. and closes May 30 at midnight, with residents allowed to enter once per day and a daily cap of 50,000 entries. Winners will be notified June 3 and may buy up to two tickets. Eligibility will be verified, tickets will be non-transferable, and winners will receive tickets directly at an official boarding location with free round-trip transportation to MetLife Stadium.
"“There are countless New Yorkers desperate to attend a World Cup match, but who simply cannot afford to go,” Mamdani said at a press conference in Harlem's Little Senegal on Thursday. “We are making sure that working people will not be priced out of the game that they helped to create.”"
"Mamdani said the initiative, which would operate by lottery, was made in response to the reality that “ticket prices for this tournament have soared into the thousands of dollars.” The tickets would be divided into batches of approximately 150 tickets for the first seven of eight games to be played at MetLife stadium, not including the July 19 final."
"Entry for the lottery, which will be held at www.regnyctix.com, begins Monday, May 25, at 10 a.m. and ends at midnight on Saturday, May 30. Officials said New Yorkers may enter once a day, and there is a daily cap of 50,000 entries. Winners will be notified June 3 and will be given the opportunity to purchase up to two tickets each."
"In order to minimize scalping, tickets will be handed directly to winners at an official boarding location on the day of each match, and are non-transferable. The city is providing free round-trip transportation from the location to MetLife Stadium for all winners."
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