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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #15 on: October 21, 2016, 08:24:30 AM »
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It really depends where you are staying in Jersey, but yeah generally stay in NJ and save a few dollars.

yup the fast ferry is very good and lets you off right behind javits, only 2 issues I have is if you are a night owl it stops fairly early and second it depends where you want to go, if for example on Sat. you intended to sit in MSG all day then you are better off taking the path to 33rd from the Hoboken Train Terminal as it lets off right by MSG

Staying in Jersey limited my ability to get in line early.
The earliest bus into the city picked up at 5:45am, which got me to Javitz between 6:30-7:00am, after the walk from Port Authority.
This would have put us way back in line if we didn't meet people that allowed us to get in line with them.
...Felt a bit guilty that I couldn't do my part to help with the line-holding.

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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2016, 08:51:36 AM »
Issue with the Fast Ferry is the earliest is 6:10 on a weekday and 9 on the weekend. Though it is only a 7 minute ferry ride and then you are right behind the Javits.

The Path I think runs all night long but is less convienent to get to in Hoboken
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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2016, 09:00:33 AM »
If you're going solo (or at least without the kids) and want to stay closer, I'm sure you could find someone on the boards here to split a room with.

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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2016, 09:18:51 AM »
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If you're going solo (or at least without the kids) and want to stay closer, I'm sure you could find someone on the boards here to split a room with.

I saw someone quote $50 a night for a bed in an AirBNB. That sounds perfect!

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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2017, 08:43:17 AM »
They're asking on Facebook which day of the week people prefer tickets go on sale:

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Currently the most votes are Sunday (1511), Saturday (1360), and Friday (847).

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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #20 on: January 19, 2017, 09:06:23 AM »
I selfishly hope for tickets to go on sale at the most inconvenient day/time possible…
That way, only people who are truly committed will have the best likelihood of getting tickets.
Last year, ticked went on sale on a weekday (I think it was a Tuesday at 10am, or something crazy like that). I had to take time off from work and sit for a couple of hours with my fingers crossed…
Possible reason I was successful may be because of fewer competitors…

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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2017, 05:03:53 AM »
Has badge sales for NYCC ever been on a weekend? I know the demand for badges has grown in the last handful of years, so maybe at the beginning it didn't matter as much.

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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2017, 03:20:42 PM »
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Has badge sales for NYCC ever been on a weekend? I know the demand for badges has grown in the last handful of years, so maybe at the beginning it didn't matter as much.
I looked up the sales dates:
2016: Wednesday
2015: Wednesday
2014: Thursday
2013: Wednesday
2012: Tuesday
2011: Monday

I can't quickly find any dates before that but back then, tickets remained available for days so, as you say, it probably didn't matter as much which day sales began.

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I selfishly hope for tickets to go on sale at the most inconvenient day/time possible…
I kind of agree. ;D

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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #23 on: January 20, 2017, 03:34:40 PM »
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I looked up the sales dates:
2016: Wednesday
2015: Wednesday
2014: Thursday
2013: Wednesday
2012: Tuesday
2011: Monday

I can't quickly find any dates before that but back then, tickets remained available for days so, as you say, it probably didn't matter as much which day sales began.
I kind of agree. ;D

We better be careful what we wish for... Tickets could go on sale during SDCC!
Didn't they go on sale the week before SDCC last year?

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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #24 on: January 22, 2017, 03:18:54 PM »
Which hotel do you recommend if I stay in New York for NYCC?


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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #25 on: January 22, 2017, 03:32:54 PM »
i get an airbnb in union city.  interested ?
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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #26 on: January 22, 2017, 04:29:17 PM »
Not sure. I'm thinking NYCC next year and FanExpo this year.


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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #27 on: January 22, 2017, 08:06:00 PM »
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The Path I think runs all night long but is less convienent to get to in Hoboken

Take the PATH from Hoboken to 33rd Street.

Exit PATH, take any uptown train one stop to 42nd Street.  (separate fare)

The N, Q, R and W trains run along Broadway and will let you out at Times Square.  The B, D, F and M trains run along 6th Avenue and let you out at 42nd Street/Bryant Park, a block east of Times Square.

Whichever station you get out at, transfer (free) to a Hudson Yards-bound #7 train.  If you take the B, D, F or M train, you'll be transferring to the 5th Avenue stop on the #7 line, which is one stop before Times Square, but it does not add a significant amount of travel time, I'll guess three minutes at most.

Exit the subway (recommended but not obligatory: take the inclined elevator, not the escalator.  It adds an "amusement park ride" experience to the trip.)

You're now on 34th Street, about ½ block from Javits Center.
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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #28 on: January 22, 2017, 08:11:39 PM »
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I selfishly hope for tickets to go on sale at the most inconvenient day/time possible…
That way, only people who are truly committed will have the best likelihood of getting tickets.
Last year, ticked went on sale on a weekday (I think it was a Tuesday at 10am, or something crazy like that). I had to take time off from work and sit for a couple of hours with my fingers crossed…


Unfortunately, not everyone who wants to can take time off from work to buy tickets.  Also, not everybody has Internet access at work, and many companies who do provide it have strict regulations about non-work-related use.


If being "truly committed" means willing to risk getting fired in order to buy tickets, I don't think many people here would qualify.

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Re: NYCC October 5-8, 2017
« Reply #29 on: January 22, 2017, 08:19:32 PM »
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I looked up the sales dates . . . . . I can't quickly find any dates before [2011] but back then, tickets remained available for days so, as you say, it probably didn't matter as much which day sales began.


2011 was the first year tickets sold out, but early on you could still walk up to the box office and buy tickets.  Here's the Javits Center marquee as photographed on 10/14/11 (Day 2)...





but by the last day (10/16/11), all tickets were sold out.