New Yorkers Pack 5 Boroughs for Knicks Watch Parties as Garden Tickets Hit $10,000
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
New Yorkers Pack 5 Boroughs for Knicks Watch Parties as Garden Tickets Hit $10,000
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 10
Summary
Thousands of Knicks fans are gathering across New York for mass playoff watch parties, from giant-screen events in Central Park to impromptu groups on the Staten Island Ferry.
About 19,000 fans fit inside Madison Square Garden, and upper-level playoff tickets have climbed as high as $10,000, pushing many supporters toward parks, bars and public plazas.
Official viewing events spread from outside the Garden to Radio City Music Hall, Bryant Park and SummerStage, while unofficial gatherings multiplied across the city.
The surge followed an unexpected postseason run in which the Knicks rebounded after trailing Atlanta in the first round and then won 13 straight games before Monday's Game 3 loss.
The citywide turnout has created a broader communal viewing culture than during the Knicks' title teams of 1970 and 1973 or their Finals runs in 1994 and 1999.