NYPD Tightens MSG Security With 40 Magnetometers for Game 3 as 6 Are Wounded at Penn Station
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Updated · CNN · Jun 8
NYPD Tightens MSG Security With 40 Magnetometers for Game 3 as 6 Are Wounded at Penn Station
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 8
Summary
Fans heading to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 were told to arrive at least two hours early as NYPD and the Secret Service imposed TSA-style screening, a no-bag policy and a restricted perimeter from 4 p.m.
Up to 40 magnetometers, anti-scale fencing and road barriers are being deployed because President Donald Trump plans to attend and a stabbing at Penn Station beneath the arena wounded six people a day earlier.
Police said only ticketed fans, rail passengers, credentialed workers or others with authorized reasons will be allowed into the secured zone; firearms, ammunition, laser pointers, selfie sticks, balloons and bicycles are banned.
The security operation covers roughly 19,500 arena seats for the first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden since 1999, with an outdoor watch party moved elsewhere in the city after law enforcement said it could not be accommodated.