{"id":244678,"date":"2026-05-27T01:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/244678\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T01:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T01:14:22","slug":"6-hauled-off-in-cuffs-as-knicks-diehards-celebrate-outside-nycs-madison-square-garden-after-historic-playoff-sweep-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/244678\/","title":{"rendered":"6 hauled off in cuffs as Knicks diehards celebrate outside NYC\u2019s Madison Square Garden after historic playoff sweep"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six people were hauled off in cuffs when celebratory madness erupted outside Madison Square Garden as the Knicks clinched the NBA finals<\/a> for the first time in 27 years.<\/p>\n

The raucous crew \u2014 among thousands of Knicks diehards who partied like it was 1999 outside The Mecca Monday night \u2014 allegedly climbed on light posts and other structures, blocked cars, jumped over police barriers and refused to disperse, law enforcement sources said.<\/p>\n

\"Six<\/p>\n

Six Knicks fans were issued summonses for disorderly conduct when cops caught them stirring up mayhem outside Madison Square Garden following the team\u2019s historic sweep, authorities said. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post<\/p>\n

They were issued summonses for disorderly conduct and processed at the NYPD\u2019s Midtown South Precinct, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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Video from the jubilant scene<\/a> showed one reveler \u2014 who appeared no older than his early teens \u2014 hoisting himself up a light pole, before two cops immediately slapped cuffs on him when he jumped down.<\/p>\n

The crowd of partying fans then erupted into jeers of \u201cLet him free!\u201d and \u201cBoo!<\/p>\n

Another video<\/a> showed people standing on the iconic arena\u2019s marquee, and the outdoor lit-up signs, as one bystander yelled, \u201cYou\u2019re going to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Members<\/p>\n

Members of the rowdy crew climbed on the arena\u2019s iconic marquee. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post<\/p>\n

\"Revelers<\/p>\n

Revelers also blocked cars and jumped over police barriers, law enforcement sources said. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post<\/p>\n

But an unfazed member of Knicks nation relished the joyful mood \u2013 as the hometown team bludgeoned the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> 130-93 at Rocket Arena, punching their ticket to the championship.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is amazing! I waited years for this. I love Jalen Brunson<\/a>,\u201d he gushed, referring to the Knicks\u2019 guard who was unanimously named the series MVP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Jubilant<\/p>\n

Jubilant fans exclaimed they\u2019d waited years for the team to come this far. Michael Nagle for NY Post<\/p>\n

The mob of revelers descended on the Garden despite the NYPD\u2019s move to call off <\/a>the venue\u2019s usual outdoor watch party <\/a>during Monday\u2019s playoff game because unruly fans had been clogging the sidewalks during the team\u2019s historic run.<\/p>\n

MSG\u2019s permits for the Eastern Conference Finals Game 4 shindig were summarily denied by the city\u2019s Street Activity Permit Office, sources with knowledge of the situation told The Post, with cops reportedly refusing to participate unless fans tone it down a notch.<\/p>\n

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The celebrations came despite the NYPD\u2019s move to call off the venue\u2019s usual outdoor watch party during Monday\u2019s playoff game. Michael Nagle for NY Post<\/p>\n

\u201cGames 1 and 2 have seen progressively more problematic issues at the watch parties outside MSG \u2014 six arrests last night alone \u2014 so the NYPD will not support more watch parties outside the stadium,\u201d a police department spokesperson confirmed Friday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut we will continue to review requests to support parties at alternate sites, like Summer Stage,\u201d the spokesperson added, referring to Central Park\u2019s outdoor amphitheater.<\/p>\n

No one was taken into custody outside Radio City Music Hall, which remained under control as orange-and-blue clad fans gathered there Monday night<\/a> for a watch party, cops said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Six people were hauled off in cuffs when celebratory madness erupted outside Madison Square Garden as the Knicks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[95550,1266,28394,4777,10663,35341,222,56336,9,56,35913,63,65,64,103,95551],"class_list":["post-244678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-aristide-economopoulos","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-disorderly-conduct","tag-jalen-brunson","tag-knicks","tag-law-enforcement-sources","tag-madison-square-garden","tag-midtown-south-precinct","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-ny-post","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-nypd","tag-police-barriers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}