October 7, 2008
TKTS Times Square to accept credit cards as of Oct. 16
 When TKTS reopens its discount theater booth in the heart of Times Square next week, it will start accepting credit cards, the Theatre Development Fund announced today.
Windows will open for business October 16 at 3 p.m. in the new red-and-white building on the traffic island known as Father Duffy Square. It’s located at Broadway and 47th Street.
“This has been a goal for some time and we’ve been working out the logistics of accepting credit cards at TKTS,” TDF’s Executive Director Victoria Bailey said in a statement.
 “It turned out to be much more complicated than it might appear on the surface, but by working closely with Telecharge, Ticketmaster and The Broadway League, we’ve been successful in developing systems that will serve the many productions whose tickets we sell 365 days a year, while maintaining the transaction speed necessary to keep the lines moving quickly. We’ve been accepting credit cards at our South Street Seaport and Downtown Brooklyn TKTS Booths as a trial and I’m happy to report that the trials have been successful,” she said.
Statues of World War I hero Father Francis P. Duffy and composer George M. Cohan have already returned to the heart of Times Square and are awaiting the return of TKTS operations, which will remain at the temporary location behind the Marriott Marquis until October 15.
Picture credits: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology
Earlier:
TKTS to reopen in heart of Times Square on October 16
No lines at TKTS Brooklyn; daily availability by e-mail
October 7, 2008 11:42 AM in Broadway, Cheap Stuff, Midtown
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