Mamdani announces $50 World Cup ticket lottery for New York City residents
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a lottery for 1,000 World Cup tickets priced at $50 for local residents. The lottery aims to provide access to working-class New Yorkers, with free transportation to the stadium for winners. The lottery opens on May 25 and will allow residents to enter once per day until May 30.
- ▪The lottery will distribute 1,000 tickets for World Cup matches to New York City residents.
- ▪Tickets will be priced at $50 each and include free round-trip bus transportation to MetLife Stadium.
- ▪Residents over the age of 15 can enter the lottery once per day from May 25 to May 30.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 2 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Soccer-New York City offering $50 World Cup tickets for residents — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Mamdani’s campaign for cheap World Cup tickets delivers 1,000 for city of 8 million — Fortune
- ▪ Mamdani announces 1,000 $50 World Cup tickets for New Yorkers — New York Post
- ▪ New York City residents will get a chance to purchase $50 World Cup tickets — ABC News — Politics
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World CupMamdani announces $50 World Cup ticket lottery for New York City residentsNew York’s mayor said the city is distributing 1,000 tickets for residents of the five boroughs through a random draw.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at City Hall on May 12.Michael Nagle / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 21, 2026, 2:08 PM EDTBy Francie EbertNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that the city will use a lottery system to distribute 1,000 World Cup tickets at $50 apiece to residents of the five boroughs.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In collaboration with the New York-New Jersey host committee, the mayor said the city is also providing…
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