NYC Mayor on Cancelled Watch Party: “MSG requested a permit for a watch party for 500-999 fans. We approved that permit for 999 fans. Mr. Dolan has now decided to cancel the watch party. “
Just before 5 p.m., the Knicks announced the watch party previously scheduled for outside MSG would not happen.
The decision to cancel came after MSG and its owner accused the mayor and the NYPD of turning the neighborhood into a “police state” and insisting that fans should be allowed to gather outside the arena, unrestricted.
@NYCMayor Mamdani then made a statement on X reading:
“MSG requested a permit for a watch party for 500-999 fans. We approved that permit for 999 fans.
Mr. Dolan has now decided to cancel the watch party.
I know this is breaking hearts across our city.
But if there’s one thing Knicks fans don’t need permission for, it’s showing up for our team wherever we may be — no matter the block or the borough.
Knicks in five.”
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