June 19, 2008
TKTS to open downtown Brooklyn branch July 10
TKTS is coming to downtown Brooklyn.
The not-for-profit Theatre Development Fund, which operates the discount theater ticket booths in Times Square and at the South Street Seaport, said Wednesday it will open a third location on the ground floor of 1 MetroTech Center at the corner of Jay Street and Myrtle Avenue, map.
In addition to the Broadway, Off-Broadway and other performing arts offerings, the newest location will also sell tickets to Brooklyn venues -- all at prices as much as 50 percent off.
The Brooklyn TKTS booth will be open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The first day of business will be July 10. The MetroTech location is near the Jay Street/Borough Hall subway station (A/C and F trains,) the Court Street/Borough Hall station (2/3, 4/5, R and M trains) and the Lawrence Street station (M and R trains.)
TKTS has updated its website to clarify the different tickets offerings at each location:1. The Times Square Booth sells day-of-performance tickets only.
2. The South Street Seaport Booth sells tickets to evening performances on the day of the performance, and matinee tickets the day before.
3. The Downtown Brooklyn Booth sells tickets to evening performances on the day of the performance, and matinee tickets the day before as well tickets to Brooklyn performing arts events.
TKTS Times Square accepts only cash, travelers checks or TKTS Gift Certificates. Both TKTS Seaport and TKTS Downtown Brooklyn accept credit cards, cash, travelers checks or TKTS Gift Certificates.
All locations sell tickets at 50%, 35%, and 25% off full-price (plus a $4.00 per ticket service charge, which helps support other TDF services and programs). Availability and ticket inventory change throughout the day and at the discretion of individual productions. But it's worth noting that Wednesday's press release on the new Brooklyn outpost states "Credit cards may only be used for tickets that are sold through Telecharge and Ticketmaster. All other tickets may be purchased with cash or travelers checks."
Also of note, the press release makes no mention of a precise date for the reopening of the Times Square location. It says only "a new Times Square TKTS Booth will reopen this summer within the newly renovated Duffy Square (it is temporarily located outside the NY Marriott Marquis)." TKTS has sold more than 50 million tickets since it opened June 25, 1973.
Picture credit: File photo of the old Times Square booth. Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
Earlier: TKTS booth in Times Square targeting June 20 opening
Times Square TKTS booth moving to Marriott Marquis
June 19, 2008 8:30 AM in Broadway, Cheap Stuff, Out of Manhattan
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