Broadway shows experienced a 17% decline in attendance during the 2022-23 season compared to the pre-COVID 2018-19 season, with safety concerns cited as a major reason for the drop, particularly among suburban residents.
The Broadway League reported selling 12.3 million tickets, significantly fewer than the previous non-pandemic year.
A survey of 1,700 Broadway ticket buyers found that 50% of suburbanites haven’t returned due to safety concerns, and 41% are visiting Manhattan less often for leisure. (Trending: Pro Sport Announces Shock Decision On Transgender Athletes)
Additionally, half of the respondents noted fewer shows they wanted to see as a reason for not attending.
Times Square Alliance president emphasized the safety of the area, while crime statistics in New York City have shown increases in certain categories but decreases in others.
Times Square Alliance president Tom Harris, said, “As witnessed by millions worldwide and the hundreds of thousands of revelers who enjoyed a safe and joyous New Year’s Eve this week, Times Square is one of the safest neighborhoods in all of NYC thanks to the hardworking men and women of the NYPD.”
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