Cracking down on aggressive ticket sellers is aim of proposed law
THE BATTERY, Lower Manhattan (PIX11) -- They're sometimes notorious for their aggressive sales tactics, but on Wednesday, a legislative crackdown on people who sell tickets to the Statue of Liberty from the sidewalks just outside of the park at The Battery was announced. Just as fast, some of those ticket sellers pushed back, denouncing the [...]
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