Prepared for Bumps, the Met Starts Charging Non-New Yorkers

Re:Prepared for Bumps, the Met Starts Charging Non-New Yorkers by DoofusOfDeath on Friday March 02, 2018 @05:27PM (#16506346)

So IIUC, they're charging people differently based on their nationality (in the sense the people from outside the U.S. cannot get the discount).

Is such discrimitory pricing legal?

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Re:Prepared for Bumps, the Met Starts Charging Non-New Yorkers by a_t48 on Friday March 02, 2018 @05:30PM (#16506369)

Yes. There are a bunch of places in SF that give discounts if you are a local.

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Re:Prepared for Bumps, the Met Starts Charging Non-New Yorkers by DoofusOfDeath on Friday March 02, 2018 @10:45PM (#16507730)

I'm not sure if that's the same as it being legal. I'd be curious to know of any case law on the matter.

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Re:Prepared for Bumps, the Met Starts Charging Non-New Yorkers by sundaeofshock on Sunday March 04, 2018 @04:35PM (#16516904)

I would suspect yes. Almost every college and university in the US has higher rates for non-state residents.

Also important to note that this is not based on nationality; it is based on state of residence. This higher fee applies to residents of the other 49 US states, as well as international visitors.

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Re:Prepared for Bumps, the Met Starts Charging Non-New Yorkers by rvo on Friday March 02, 2018 @05:31PM (#16506373)

I can't read nytimes (not a subscriber) but how are they verifying citizenship?

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Re:Prepared for Bumps, the Met Starts Charging Non-New Yorkers by a_t48 on Friday March 02, 2018 @05:37PM (#16506411)

They likely are only verify residency (via ID or utility bill), so persons of other nationalities but living in NY should get a discount.

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