NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the United States Tennis Association announced 1,000 discounted tickets to the US Open priced at $100 each, giving city residents a chance to attend the tournament at its home base in Queens without paying resale prices that have climbed above $300 this year.

The tickets went on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET through USOpen.org/NYCTickets, available exclusively to New York City residents with a certified ZIP code, on a first-come, first-served basis. Each resident can purchase up to two tickets, covering seats at Arthur Ashe Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium as well as grounds passes, for main draw matches taking place from Sunday, Aug. 30, through Tuesday, Sept. 8. The tickets are not eligible for resale on the tournament's secondary market platform, Ticketmaster, according to QNS.

Mamdani framed the initiative as part of a broader push to make major sporting events more accessible to everyday New Yorkers. "If the world's best tennis players are coming to our city, New Yorkers should be able to see them play," Mamdani said in a statement, according to the New York City mayor's office. In a separate statement issued the same day, Mamdani connected the ticket deal to a pattern of similar efforts throughout the year. "This summer, we have shown again and again that sports belong to the people. From the World Cup to track and field championships, we have opened stadium doors to some of the biggest........

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