Both teams say you can expect normal inflationary increases, but they promise not to gouge fans. The proposed leases require the teams to submit an affordable seating plan that must be acceptable to the state and the city. That could restrain prices a bit on upper-deck seats, but remember that the most important determinate in ticket prices yesterday, today and tomorrow is what the market will bear. Exciting new stadiums will generate more demand, and that will push prices up. Parking prices are also likely to rise.
Concessions are harder to predict.
The deal leaves concessions in the teams' hands. This is a democracy, and you can attend the public hearing on the deals on Thursday, Nov. 30, and probably the next day in City Council chambers, Room 400 at City Hall. If you'd like to testify, call Council President Anna Verna's office at 686-7389. If you experience any problems with the Daily News Web site, please let us know. Include the date and time of the problem and a brief description.