New York City Approves 1,000-Person Knicks Game 4 Watch Party as MSG Area Faces Tight Screening
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Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 10
New York City Approves 1,000-Person Knicks Game 4 Watch Party as MSG Area Faces Tight Screening
3 articles · Updated · WABC-TV · Jun 10
Summary
A 1,000-ticket watch party outside Madison Square Garden was approved for Game 4, with entry limited to screened attendees at Plaza33 and no reentry once fans leave.
NYPD will lock down the area from West 29th to West 35th streets between Sixth and Eighth avenues, screening anyone entering after 4 p.m. and restricting access to ticket holders, residents, workers and other authorized visitors.
Bars and restaurants inside the perimeter can stay open under strict capacity limits, while Penn Station and Moynihan Train Hall remain accessible through designated entrances outside the secure zone.
The plan follows 21 arrests after fans spilled from Bryant Park into nearby streets following Monday's loss, prompting Mayor Mamdani to urge responsible celebration and vow violence would not disrupt the event.
Madison Square Garden Sports blasted the restrictions as unnecessary, but City Hall had already reversed an earlier refusal to back watch parties after the Knicks reached their first NBA Finals since 1999.