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[libertycrazy97]

i know i am going to have issue. My seat at msg was 27, now the cheapest is 29!!!! oh hell no! and if i am not happy with the view, i will say i want up in the balcony and if they say no....i will tell them to shove it after 18 years of being a sth and even making the trek to jersey.

[Lib Fan]

[NYL_WNBA_FAN]

I feel like they should at least make center court balcony seats available as season tickets for 20-25 dollars per game. It's one thing to pay 29 dollars. It's another to pay it for an uncomfortable seat with a questionable sight line. I don't like sitting down low in general for that reason.

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[Shades]

It’s what I was talking about for the Mystics when they move. Less seats being available should drive up the prices if the games sell out. Supply and demand establishes the pricing.

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[toad455]

Is Dolan really expecting fans to shell out more money for Tix when they'll have to shell out more money to get to the game? What an A$$!!!

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[Randy]

[WNBA 09]

[jmvcity]

Any reports from today’s WCC open house event? Turnout? Ticket prices? Commute?

[toad455]

[Lib Fan]

[Queenie]

Sorry. We just got home about half an hour ago. Our rep told us we had a 3PM timeslot... yes, well, apparently Katie gave a half hour talk sometime before that. But we aimed for 3PM. Left about an hour later, after a long talk with Keia and a short talk with Katie.

The sight lines in the lower deck are terrible. Either you can't see because of the ribbon boards or you're too low to see anything. The only seats we found that we really like were in the upper deck, and upper deck seats aren't being sold as season tickets. (We are apparently not the only ones who have that issue. It's being put under consideration.) And when I talk about liking the seats, I'm also talking about the physical things one puts one's ass in, not just the location printed on your ticket. The lower deck seats are temporary, and narrow, and come with an awful lot of sharp edges if you're trying to get down the row. The upper deck seats are pretty much theater seats.

We did not get a chance to explore much of the area around the arena and the station. The walk wasn't terrible in daylight, but I don't know how I'd feel about it at night. (Incidentally, the #20 bus stops across Tarrytown Road, a bit down Central Avenue from the diner. So that's why it kept coming up as the best choice.) (We did, however, manage to miss our stop coming in, which is why we had to walk from the transit center anyway.) I may take an opportunity this week to head up there and explore a bit.

They've figured out arrangements for wheelchairs, but I don't know how they're going to handle canes. And even then, the solution for at least one wheelchair user is to stick her in the aisle behind the bench. (At least we only have a six-foot coach this year instead of a seven-foot coach.) She's not that tall; I don't know how she's gonna see *anything*.

I don't know how concessions are going to be set up. It looks like they might be in the area where the season ticket reps were set up, but I can't say for certain. I didn't think to ask where the bathrooms were.

At least there's wi-fi!

Official capacity with this layout is approximately 2300. That's from both the Westchester rep who gave us the tour of the upper deck and Keia Clarke. The 5000 number comes from vast swathes of additional seating on three sides and on the stage, and is used in high school games.

Columbia, despite being our preseason home, was not an option- the walls are too close to the court. Bill was apparently never thrilled with Levien's layout. Carnesecca Arena at St. John's was supposedly ruled out because of a lack of public transit. We pointed out the three bus lines, one of which connects to the subway and two of which connect to LIRR. (Yes, of course I would be biased towards that option, it's most convenient to me, but I also thought the business relationship between MSG and the St. John's men would be leverage.) Apparently no one looked at a damn bus map.

My rep was working the computer, so we didn't get to talk to him much except to let him know I was gonna need my money back. We're going to have to go the individual route in the upper deck and figure out how to get to the MSG games. He's not in charge of where he gets assigned, but he still didn't make a great impression.

Any other questions?

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[Richyyy]

Maybe it's all a ploy to make it not seem so bad when the Mystics move into their tiny little new home. The same year the Liberty move back into a proper arena, and the resulting increase balances things out.

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[toad455]

[Bob Lamm]

[WNBA 09]

[Randy]

[Randy]

Food for thought:

https://patch.com/new-york/whiteplains/westchester-knicks-create-fan-base-despite-struggling-their-inaugural-season

[toad455]

[Queenie]

[toad455]

It would be interesting to hear how the Westchester Knicks add to that 2,300 capacity. They've hit 3,000+ a few times and their record attendance is reportley 3,341.

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[Lib Fan]

Im surprised of all the STH's that post here...Queenie was the only one to post so far about the Pick your Seat Day,so let me be the second .

WCC is NOT and never will be anything more that a college arena...NO its not MSG but we all knew that! But lets remember we still have a team ...and not playing in the wilds of the Nassau coliseum. So lets enjoy being Liberty fans and make it work and have fun (thats what my seat mate told me and she is right)

I took the express from GCS to White Plains ...and it was not bad ...coming home took the local and it was long and boring. The walk thru the tunnel was not bad...just hope there are no game day rains

I did pick a seat and am sitting with a friend so it will be nice ...
the seat would have been much more if it was in MSG....less than my seat was in MSG and better...but when you add the increased travel costs ...its more

It was nice to see other STH's I know, sad not seeing others

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[toad455]

for those that attended on Sunday, was there any news on when single game tickets would go on sale? Most teams are already selling single game tickets, so hopefully the Liberty will announce soon.

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[jmvcity]

Were a bunch requesting refunds at the event?