Soon, New Yorkers may not have to worry about surprise fees being added to the cost of tickets to concerts or games.
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On Tuesday, local lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a veto-proof measure that forces retailers to show the price of a full ticket, with all costly fees included up front. “The main goal, in a perfect world, is we cap the fees, but we don’t think we can legally do that,” Councilmember Justin Brannan, the bill’s main sponsor, told Gothamist ahead of the bill’s vote. “It’s not like these are government fees, these are private industry fees.”
The measure follows a string of recent legislative efforts to curb the high cost of ticket sales, following several incidents that led to nationwide outrage. The blowback after tickets to a Taylor Swift concert tour went on sale even led to
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