TKTS opened for business on June 25, 1973, and its booths have been selling Broadway, Off-Broadway, Dance and Music events ever since. Tickets are available at 25%, 35%, and 50% of full-price (plus a $4.00 per ticket service charge) and are available mostly on the day of performance.

All major forms of payment are accepted, including credit cards, cash, and travelers' checks, as well as TKTS Gift Certificates. All available tickets are posted on boards outside the ticket windows. At the TKTS booth in Times Square, Window 6 is a separate PLAY ONLY line. Same-day discount ticket buyers may queue to purchase tickets for Broadway and Off Broadway dramatic plays. These productions will be indicated on the electronic boards with a letter P.

Changes in availability occur continuously as cooperating theatres supply or withdraw tickets, depending on box office demand.

BEWARE OF TICKETS SOLD ON THE STREET Tickets not purchased at the tkts Box Office windows may have been illegally obtained and there is a possibility you will not be seated upon arrival at the theatre.

The Times Square TKTS Booth offers tickets only on the day-of-performance. The Southstreet Seaport and Downtown Brooklyn Booths both sell day-of-peformance tickets for evening shows and matinee tickets for the following day's shows. The Brooklyn location also sells tickets to performing arts events in the borough.

TKTS Time Square is located under the large red steps in Father Duffy Square at the intersection of Broadway and 47th Street and is open for evening performances Monday-Saturday, 3pm-8pm and Sundays from 3pm, and for matinee performances Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am-2pm, when even tickets are unavailable, as well as Sundays from 11am-3pm. This location is accessible by the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, N, R, W, A, and C to Times Square. The steps became an instant hit with Times Square crowds, and every day they are filled with tourists enjoying the sights and sounds of Broadway.

TKTS Lower Manhattan Theatre Center at South Street Seaport is located at the corner of Front and John Streets, in the rear of the Resnick/Prudential Building at 199 Water Street and is open Monday-Friday, 11am to 6pm. This location is accessible by the J, M, Z, 2, 3, 4, and 5 to Fulton Street and the A, and C to Broadway-Nassau.

TKTS Downtown Brooklyn is located in 1 Metrotech Center at the corner of Jay Street and Myrtle Street, and is open Monday-Friday, 11am-6pm. This location is accessible by the A, C, and F to Jay Street, the R, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to Court Street-Borough Hall, and the M and R to Lawrence Street.