Ahead of MLB’s 2023 Opening Day festivities, there were plenty of
changes that happened at Citi Field. A couple of improvements included a
ginormous scoreboard and a 100-seat speakeasy beyond the right-field
fence. But another thing that changed was how expensive it is to park
before watching the Mets play.

As recently as 2022, it cost $25 to park at Citi Field. It’s been
somewhere between $20-25 for quite some time. But this year? The price
jumped up to $40. In the past, there’d typically be a difference of a
dollar or two from the year before.

So what’s the deal with this huge price hike? Is it because Steve Cohen
wanted another income stream to afford his $350 million team that
underperformed this season?

According to Reddit, that’s not quite the case. Apparently, the price
skyrocketed because there was hope it’d persuade more people to use mass
transit. Here’s what Reddit user thisfilmkid said on the Mets’ subreddit:

While at the most recent game, guest experience had an answer. Next time
you’re at the stadium, have a chat with them.

One employee kept it short, “The goal is to promote the usage of mass
transit and to reduce the amount of cars entering and leaving our
stadium and the surrounding neighborhood.”

The NY Mets guest service employee on what can be done about the parking
fee, “Guest feedbacks are reviewed by our front office team, you can
submit your thoughts on Mets.com. Pricing is not set by the New York
Mets alone. It’s a discussion among various partners including the MTA.”

Parking at UBS arena is $50.00. One employee kept it real, “Take the
train then. If not, $50.00 it is.”

Yankee Stadium: $47.00. I wouldn’t even ask why it’s expensive there
because they’re going to be rude about it.

Well, it’s nice to have an actual answer as to why the price increased.
As the user mentioned in their original post, this is still cheaper to
park than at other NYC area sports venues. But still, going from $25 to
$40 is quite the jump.

It’s also nice to know there’s an avenue for fans to share their
thoughts. Maybe we can use it to talk about the price of a beer inside
the stadium. That’s a situation for another day, though.

The Mets have been trying to push people to use mass transit for what
feels like forever now. Even if the price is high to park, there are
many who will still do it.

For me? I don’t want to cough up $40 to park, but I’m not taking the
train. I live in Connecticut. So, that means taking the train to the
game is about an hour-ish ride into Grand Central, followed by a 40-ish
minute ride on the 7 to Willets Point. Why would I do that when I can
drive a little over an hour right to Citi Field? For about the same cost?

I know — first-world problems, but I’m sure there are many people in
that same boat. The parking price hike is something I’ve been wondering
about this year, so getting some kind of answer (even if it’s BS) is
better than no answer.

You can reach Matt Musico at matt.musico@xlmedia.com. You can follow him
on Twitter: @mmusico8.

https://elitesportsny.com/2023/09/21/heres-why-citi-field-parking-is-so-expensive-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/

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ernie k.
alreadydeleted9@hotmail.com

*ernie <alreadydeleted9@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Ahead of MLB???s 2023 Opening Day festivities, there were plenty of
> changes that happened at Citi Field. A couple of improvements included a
> ginormous scoreboard and a 100-seat speakeasy beyond the right-field
> fence. But another thing that changed was how expensive it is to park
> before watching the Mets play.
>
> As recently as 2022, it cost $25 to park at Citi Field. It???s been
> somewhere between $20-25 for quite some time. But this year? The price
> jumped up to $40. In the past, there???d typically be a difference of a
> dollar or two from the year before.
>
> So what???s the deal with this huge price hike? Is it because Steve Cohen
> wanted another income stream to afford his $350 million team that
> underperformed this season?
>
> According to Reddit, that???s not quite the case. Apparently, the price
> skyrocketed because there was hope it???d persuade more people to use mass
> transit. Here???s what Reddit user thisfilmkid said on the Mets??? subreddit:
>
> While at the most recent game, guest experience had an answer. Next time
> you???re at the stadium, have a chat with them.
>
> One employee kept it short, ???The goal is to promote the usage of mass
> transit and to reduce the amount of cars entering and leaving our
> stadium and the surrounding neighborhood.???
>
> The NY Mets guest service employee on what can be done about the parking
> fee, ???Guest feedbacks are reviewed by our front office team, you can
> submit your thoughts on Mets.com. Pricing is not set by the New York
> Mets alone. It???s a discussion among various partners including the MTA.???
>
> Parking at UBS arena is $50.00. One employee kept it real, ???Take the
> train then. If not, $50.00 it is.???
>
> Yankee Stadium: $47.00. I wouldn???t even ask why it???s expensive there
> because they???re going to be rude about it.
>
> Well, it???s nice to have an actual answer as to why the price increased.
> As the user mentioned in their original post, this is still cheaper to
> park than at other NYC area sports venues. But still, going from $25 to
> $40 is quite the jump.
>
> It???s also nice to know there???s an avenue for fans to share their
> thoughts. Maybe we can use it to talk about the price of a beer inside
> the stadium. That???s a situation for another day, though.
>
> The Mets have been trying to push people to use mass transit for what
> feels like forever now. Even if the price is high to park, there are
> many who will still do it.
>
> For me? I don???t want to cough up $40 to park, but I???m not taking the
> train. I live in Connecticut. So, that means taking the train to the
> game is about an hour-ish ride into Grand Central, followed by a 40-ish
> minute ride on the 7 to Willets Point. Why would I do that when I can
> drive a little over an hour right to Citi Field? For about the same cost?
>
> I know ??? first-world problems, but I???m sure there are many people in
> that same boat. The parking price hike is something I???ve been wondering
> about this year, so getting some kind of answer (even if it???s BS) is
> better than no answer.
>
> You can reach Matt Musico at matt.musico@xlmedia.com. You can follow him
> on Twitter: @mmusico8.
>
>
>
> https://elitesportsny.com/2023/09/21/heres-why-citi-field-parking-is-so-expensive-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/
>
>
>
>

New York is commiting suicide and this aggressive hatred of drivers,
which is everyone with an income, is one of the finest examples.

What those Communist fuckards aren't telling you is that mass transit is
not just inconvient, but it is full of homeless, dangerous, and sucks at
getting you from point a to point b.

Aside from that,t is slow and sucks for anyone not below the age of 30,
especially families. Park at the Queens theater?

On Monday, September 25, 2023 at 11:01:54 PM UTC-4, *ernie wrote:
> Ahead of MLB’s 2023 Opening Day festivities, there were plenty of
> changes that happened at Citi Field. A couple of improvements included a
> ginormous scoreboard and a 100-seat speakeasy beyond the right-field
> fence. But another thing that changed was how expensive it is to park
> before watching the Mets play.
>
> As recently as 2022, it cost $25 to park at Citi Field. It’s been
> somewhere between $20-25 for quite some time. But this year? The price
> jumped up to $40. In the past, there’d typically be a difference of a
> dollar or two from the year before.
>
> So what’s the deal with this huge price hike? Is it because Steve Cohen
> wanted another income stream to afford his $350 million team that
> underperformed this season?
>
> According to Reddit, that’s not quite the case. Apparently, the price
> skyrocketed because there was hope it’d persuade more people to use mass
> transit. Here’s what Reddit user thisfilmkid said on the Mets’ subreddit:
>
> While at the most recent game, guest experience had an answer. Next time
> you’re at the stadium, have a chat with them.
>
> One employee kept it short, “The goal is to promote the usage of mass
> transit and to reduce the amount of cars entering and leaving our
> stadium and the surrounding neighborhood.”
>
> The NY Mets guest service employee on what can be done about the parking
> fee, “Guest feedbacks are reviewed by our front office team, you can
> submit your thoughts on Mets.com. Pricing is not set by the New York
> Mets alone. It’s a discussion among various partners including the MTA.”
>
> Parking at UBS arena is $50.00. One employee kept it real, “Take the
> train then. If not, $50.00 it is.”
>
> Yankee Stadium: $47.00. I wouldn’t even ask why it’s expensive there
> because they’re going to be rude about it.
>
> Well, it’s nice to have an actual answer as to why the price increased.
> As the user mentioned in their original post, this is still cheaper to
> park than at other NYC area sports venues. But still, going from $25 to
> $40 is quite the jump.
>
> It’s also nice to know there’s an avenue for fans to share their
> thoughts. Maybe we can use it to talk about the price of a beer inside
> the stadium. That’s a situation for another day, though.
>
> The Mets have been trying to push people to use mass transit for what
> feels like forever now. Even if the price is high to park, there are
> many who will still do it.
>
> For me? I don’t want to cough up $40 to park, but I’m not taking the
> train. I live in Connecticut. So, that means taking the train to the
> game is about an hour-ish ride into Grand Central, followed by a 40-ish
> minute ride on the 7 to Willets Point. Why would I do that when I can
> drive a little over an hour right to Citi Field? For about the same cost?
>
> I know — first-world problems, but I’m sure there are many people in
> that same boat. The parking price hike is something I’ve been wondering
> about this year, so getting some kind of answer (even if it’s BS) is
> better than no answer.
>
> You can reach Matt Musico at matt....@xlmedia.com. You can follow him
> on Twitter: @mmusico8.
>
>
>
> https://elitesportsny.com/2023/09/21/heres-why-citi-field-parking-is-so-expensive-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/
>
>
>
>
> --
> ernie k.
> already...@hotmail.com

I was in my old NJ stomping grounds this summer for a couple of weeks...took the train to 3 games. Definitely the best way to go. Easy in and easy out.