NYC Mayor Mamdani Secures 1,000 Affordable World Cup Tickets for Residents

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday that the city, in partnership with the NYNJ Host Committee, has secured 1,000 affordable World Cup tickets for New York residents at $50 each. The cheapest resale ticket for a group stage match at MetLife Stadium currently tops $535.

Each ticket includes free bus transportation to and from the stadium. Council Member Yusef Salaam praised the effort, calling it "governing for the people." Tickets will be distributed via a lottery from May 25-29 and are non-transferable. The initiative covers the first seven matches at MetLife, leading up to the July 19 final.

Mamdani, a vocal critic of FIFA's pricing, said, "We want to ensure working-class New Yorkers have the opportunity to be part of it."