Closer to 12 minutes, I'd say. 7 if you're fast like a freak like me. 
You've timed it? Scratch that; upon review, I realized I was thinking about the walk from Port Authority - the lights for four blocks can stretch the time a lot.
And you're not a freak. I just have Barney Rubble's legs.
Nix the "pretty much." The tickets are absolutely sold out.
Oh, they're sold out. It's just that, statistically, there are almost certain to be last-minute cancellations as real life gets in the way.