Mamdani and Gotham FC Sell Out 1,000 $5 Soccer Tickets in Under an Hour

Mayor Mamdani partnered with two-time NWSL champions Gotham FC to release 1,000 $5 tickets for the team's May 9 home match against Boston Legacy at Sports Illustrated Stadium. The tickets sold out in under an hour, per a club spokesperson. The push — promoted across Mamdani's 11.7M social-media following — is the latest in a series of affordability optics plays (free buses pilot, 2-K, $5 tickets) designed to make the agenda feel tangible while big-ticket items (pied-à-terre tax, pension delay, free buses scale-up) remain stalled in Albany.

• keptPied-à-terre tax on $5M+ second homes
• brokenCorporate tax hike ($1.75B/year)
• brokenDouble DCWP budget to $135M
• brokenIncrease Human Rights Commission funding to $21M

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