Overview
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city secured 1,000 reduced‑price tickets to sell to verified New York City residents, with winners allowed to buy up to two $50 seats.
- The tickets come from the NY/NJ Host Committee’s allocations rather than directly from FIFA and are split across seven matches at MetLife Stadium, about 150 seats per game and excluding the final.
- Registration opened May 25 and the city is running a resident‑only lottery through May 30 with a 50,000‑entry daily cap; the first day hit that cap within minutes and some users reported area‑code registration errors.
- Winners will be notified on June 3, must collect nontransferable tickets in person at bus terminals, and receive free round‑trip bus transportation to the matches to restrict resale and ease travel barriers.
- City officials frame the program as a targeted effort to address high FIFA ticket and transport costs and as part of broader local measures like $26 dining deals and neighborhood events to expand low‑cost World Cup access.