[NYT] 17 Arrested, 1 Officer Injured in N.Y.C. Celebrations of Knicks’ Game 2 Win
[NYT] 17 Arrested, 1 Officer Injured in N.Y.C. Celebrations of Knicks’ Game 2 Win
The police took dozens of people into custody this week after N.B.A. finals watch parties in Midtown Manhattan grew unruly.
A viewing party outside Madison Square Garden, where several thousand Knicks fans had gathered to watch Game 2 of the N.B.A. finals, erupted into chaos on Friday night after the Knicks won. Revelers scaled light poles and food carts, blocked traffic and, in one case, punched a police officer in the face, according to the authorities.
The New York Police Department said it took a total of 26 people into custody as the party escalated, arresting 17 people and releasing another nine with court summonses for disorderly conduct. Several people resisted arrest or otherwise refused to comply with police orders, the department said. And one person, who has not been publicly identified, punched a 23-year-old female police officer in the face after jumping a barrier into a blocked-off area. The same person later bit a different officer, a police union leader said in a statement.