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In an era of largely underwhelming professional sports in New York, the Knicks have emerged as one of the city\u2019s most consistently winning teams \u2014 and with that, as one of the most expensive tickets in town. Editor Jeremy Rellosa spoke to season-ticket holders and superfans about buying cheap tickets that aren\u2019t in the nosebleeds, the best time to get a hot dog, and the secret escalator for avoiding the throngs.<\/p>\n
The Garden sells some single-game tickets on Ticketmaster at face value, but most tickets you see on that site and on StubHub will be more-expensive resale tickets. Omar Richardson, an MSG regular, prefers TickPick, which he says waives fees for buyers, and Thomas Kazi, a lifelong Knicks fan and season-ticket holder, likes the app\u2019s price-freeze feature: \u201cIf the listed price changes and becomes more expensive than the frozen price, they\u2019ll give you a credit you can use for the next game that you want to go to.\u201d Set push notifications and acting quickly. \u201cThe best thing you can do is just wait, be patient, be persistent, find a budget, stick with it, and know it\u2019s going to come down,\u201d Kazi says.<\/p>\n
Kazi recommends checking private fan groups on Facebook and Reddit, like New York Knicks Ticket Exchange, where ticket holders will often sell their seats without processing fees: \u201cOnce you develop a connection with a season-ticket holder, you want to stay connected with them because there\u2019s always going to be an opportunity where they have something going on and they need to get rid of those tickets.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThere are a couple sections off to the corner that will typically be available, like sections 110, 111, 103, 104,\u201d says CP \u201cThe Fanchise,\u201d host of KnicksFanTV, who notes the good view. \u201cYou can sometimes get those cheaper than the rest of the lower bowl.\u201d Kazi recommends the first row of the 200s, which has TVs in front of the seats: \u201cI\u2019ve sat there for a playoff game. It\u2019s like sitting center court but not as expensive as the 100s.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the wait at the Garden generally isn\u2019t bad, both Kazi and Richardson take a specific escalator that gets them to their seats faster. \u201cIf you go behind the curtain at the Kith pop-up store at the main entrance of MSG between 31st Street and 33rd Street, there\u2019s a ticketing agency behind there and then there\u2019s an escalator next to it. It\u2019s usually never crowded on that side,\u201d Richardson says.<\/p>\n
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Going to the bathroom and grabbing food at halftime can take up a surprising amount of time, especially when everyone else in the arena has the same idea as you. \u201cI leave at a minute before the half or at the first dead ball before,\u201d Richardson says.<\/p>\n
The Knicks will often have Sunday matinee games that are more family-friendly than other weekday matchups. Once a year, the Garden hosts Knicks Kids Day, which features pregame and halftime events.<\/p>\n
\u201cArriving early allows you to see the guys shooting around and warming up,\u201d CP says. \u201cLast MLK Day, my son was down there by the players\u2019 tunnel and got to high-five all of them as they were coming out.\u201d<\/p>\n
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