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Party's over.
At least the Knicks' Watch Party outside Madison Square Garden that was scheduled for Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Knicks owner James Dolan called off Wednesday night's watch party, blaming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch for security restrictions that were placed on the area surrounding the Garden, and for the event itself.
"We're not even putting up the screens," Dolan said Wednesday afternoon during a radio interview with WFAN.
Dolan and Madison Square Garden weren't happy with the city limiting the party to 999 people, and that it would be a ticketed event.
"We're not about 999 people," Dolan said on WFAN. "We're about millions of people."
Mamdani responded, saying Madison Square Garden requested a permit for the watch party at those numbers and that the city approved it.
Security measures outside Madison Square Garden for Wednesday night's Game 4 won’t appear to be any different than they were for Game 3 on Monday when President Donald Trump was in attendance.
The New York Police Department announced on X Wednesday morning that “the same secure zone” would be in place around MSG, beginning at 4 p.m. The zone will extend from West 29th Street to West 35th Street, between Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue, according to the post. The NYPD cautioned people to avoid the area if they aren't going to the game or a nearby restaurant to watch it.
“Starting at 4 p.m., no one will be allowed inside the secure area unless they have a ticket to the game, a train ticket, are going to a business (restaurant or bar) inside the area, live in the area, have credentials, or have some other authorized reason to be there,” the NYPD said in a statement.
The New York Knicks are up 2-1 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals after winning the first two games over the Spurs in San Antonio and losing Monday’s home game, 115-111. Game 4 is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Before Monday’s Game 3, fans were told to arrive at least two hours prior to tip-off to allow time for various security checkpoints, including a TSA-style magnetometer often seen in airports. The screening sites will return Wednesday, opening at 4:30 p.m.
The NYPD said the four points fans can enter the arena will be the West side of Sixth Avenue at West 33rd Street, West side of Sixth Avenue at West 32nd Street, West side of Eighth Avenue at West 33rd Street, and the Northeast corner of Eighth Avenue and West 30th Street.
Fans will once again not be allowed to bring bags into the game.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Knicks watch party canceled as Dolan blames Mamdani, NYC leaders
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At least the Knicks' Watch Party outside Madison Square Garden that was scheduled for Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Knicks owner James Dolan called off Wednesday night's watch party, blaming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch for security restrictions that were placed on the area surrounding the Garden, and for the event itself.
"We're not even putting up the screens," Dolan said Wednesday afternoon during a radio interview with WFAN.
James Dolan says no Knicks watch party outside MSG
Dolan and Madison Square Garden weren't happy with the city limiting the party to 999 people, and that it would be a ticketed event.
"We're not about 999 people," Dolan said on WFAN. "We're about millions of people."
Mamdani responded, saying Madison Square Garden requested a permit for the watch party at those numbers and that the city approved it.
Zohran Mamdani's statement about canceled Knicks watch party
Security outside MSG for Knicks Game 4
Security measures outside Madison Square Garden for Wednesday night's Game 4 won’t appear to be any different than they were for Game 3 on Monday when President Donald Trump was in attendance.
The New York Police Department announced on X Wednesday morning that “the same secure zone” would be in place around MSG, beginning at 4 p.m. The zone will extend from West 29th Street to West 35th Street, between Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue, according to the post. The NYPD cautioned people to avoid the area if they aren't going to the game or a nearby restaurant to watch it.
“Starting at 4 p.m., no one will be allowed inside the secure area unless they have a ticket to the game, a train ticket, are going to a business (restaurant or bar) inside the area, live in the area, have credentials, or have some other authorized reason to be there,” the NYPD said in a statement.
The New York Knicks are up 2-1 in the best-of-seven NBA Finals after winning the first two games over the Spurs in San Antonio and losing Monday’s home game, 115-111. Game 4 is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Before Monday’s Game 3, fans were told to arrive at least two hours prior to tip-off to allow time for various security checkpoints, including a TSA-style magnetometer often seen in airports. The screening sites will return Wednesday, opening at 4:30 p.m.
The NYPD said the four points fans can enter the arena will be the West side of Sixth Avenue at West 33rd Street, West side of Sixth Avenue at West 32nd Street, West side of Eighth Avenue at West 33rd Street, and the Northeast corner of Eighth Avenue and West 30th Street.
Fans will once again not be allowed to bring bags into the game.
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Knicks watch party canceled as Dolan blames Mamdani, NYC leaders
Continue reading...
