Metro

By Rich Calder and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

April 9, 2023 | 5:34pm

Patrons of native leisure and sports activities venues gained’t get scalped on the final minute by big-time ticket peddlers anymore due to a invoice set to move the City Council this week.

The proposed native legislation, which has overwhelming help on the City Council, will power ticket-selling Web websites reminiscent of StubHub and Ticketmaster to come back clear on their hefty dealing with and repair charges earlier than patrons click on to purchase tickets to native venues on-line.

“Whether it’s a concert or a ballgame, these companies need to stop fleecing fans,” mentioned former hardcore punk-rock guitarist and Councilman Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn), who sponsored the invoice, to The Post.

“By requiring sellers to list the all-in price up front, my bill will end the era of bait-and-switch advertising on ticket prices,” Brannan mentioned. “Don’t promote that tickets are $20 when by the point you’re performed paying all types of shock charges they’re truly gonna price $80.

“I think you’ll see how a little transparency can make things more fair for everyone,” Brannan mentioned.

The added charges for occasions at locations reminiscent of Madison Square Garden Yankee Stadium and Broadway theaters can run as excessive as 30% of the value of the ticket, he mentioned.

Brannan first pitched the proposal in 2018, however the council wasn’t bought on the concept then — though it now appears to have greater than sufficient backing to make it into legislation.

The new proposal doesn’t cap how a lot the big-market ticket firms can cost for extra charges, however Brannan says he hopes the restriction would embarrass the sellers into being extra affordable.

The invoice comes up for a vote Tuesday and may hit ticket-sellers with fines as much as $500 for every violation.

The measure comes out of the council’s Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection, and if accepted, would amend the town’s administrative code.