NEW YORK (WABC) — Knicks watch parties are planned for the area outside Madison Square Garden, Wollman Rink, and Brooklyn Bowl. Registration is required to attend.<\/p>\n
The New York Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs for Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
While ticket prices at MSG soared into the thousands, all of the watch parties are free for those who are able to register.<\/p>\n
In a tweet, Mamdani urged New Yorkers to celebrate responsibly.<\/p>\n
“As we prepare to watch together, let me be clear: this is a historic, joyful moment for our city. We will not allow it to be disrupted by violence,” he wrote, and added, “Knicks in 5.”<\/p>\n
After the team’s loss on Monday night, Knicks fans spilled out of Bryant Park onto neighboring streets, sparking fights resulting in 21 arrests.<\/p>\n
The area outside MSG will see similar security measures to those in place for Game 3, with the NYPD saying 1,000 ticketed attendees will be allowed at the watch party, and everyone will be screened.<\/p>\n
In response, Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. called Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch “New York City’s biggest party poopers” in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“We now know these restrictions were never about the President – it was just a convenient excuse to restrict how and when Knicks fans celebrate,” the statement said.<\/p>\n
Knicks owner James Dolan is a friend and longtime supporter of Trump.<\/p>\n
During the conference finals last month, the NYPD announced it would not support watch parties outside the arena, citing “very rough” crowds as a public safety threat.<\/p>\n
But that decision, which ultimately rests with the mayor’s office, was later reversed after the Knicks reached the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.<\/p>\n
Registration for the watch parties is available on the Knicks website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The NYPD security plan for Game 4 outside Madison Square Garden is listed below:<\/p>\n Watch Party:<\/p>\n New York City approved a permit for a ticketed watch party outside of Madison Square Garden at Plaza33. Security Perimeter and Access Points:<\/p>\n There will be a security perimeter established around Madison Square Garden as there was on Monday night (as the Police Commissioner said there would be for Game 4 at the press conference on Monday). Exiting Madison Square Garden:<\/p>\n Fans leaving Madison Square Garden after the game will be able to access public transit at Penn Station. Moynihan Train Hall\/Penn Station:<\/p>\n For access to transportation at Moynihan Train Hall and Penn Station, including Amtrak, LIRR, and the subway, please use the entrances to Moynihan Station on the west side of Eighth Avenue at 31st and 33rd Streets, which will be outside of the secure area. Game 4 between the Knicks and Spurs tips off at 8:30 p.m. You can watch the game on ABC 7. Pre-game coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. The Knicks lead the series 2-1.<\/p>\n ———- Copyright \u00a9 2026 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK (WABC) — Knicks watch parties are planned for the area outside Madison Square Garden, Wollman Rink,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":696114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[301630,355,99],"class_list":["post-696113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-301630","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/696113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/696114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This will be a ticketed watch party and Madison Square Garden will provide more information on registering for that event.
You must have a ticket to attend the watch party and everyone attending will be screened.
Watch party attendees may only enter through the access point on the west side of Sixth Avenue at West 33rd Street.
If you attempt to go to one of the other screening locations, you will be turned away and directed to the screening location on the west side of Sixth Avenue at West 33rd Street.
If you leave the designated area of the watch party, there will be no reentry.
There will also be watch parties at Wollman Rink in Central Park and Brooklyn Bowl.<\/p>\n
That perimeter will run from West 29th Street to West 35th Street, between Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue.
Within that perimeter, beginning at 4pm, Seventh Avenue between West 29th Street and West 35th Street will be closed to vehicular and general pedestrian traffic.
Eighth Avenue will be open to vehicular traffic, but is subject to traffic closure if conditions necessitate a closure.
Unless you are going to the game or have business specific to that area, pedestrians should avoid this area.
Starting at 4pm, no one will be allowed inside the secure area unless they have a ticket to the game, a train ticket, are going to a business (restaurant or bar) inside the area, live in the area, have credentials, or have some other authorized reason to be there.
Everyone entering the secure area will be screened.
Screening locations will be open starting at 4:30pm. Please make sure you arrive early to allow enough time to get through the security points.
If you have reason to be in the secure area (as listed above), you can enter at one of four designated entry points where screening will occur.
Those entry points will be located on:
West side of Sixth Avenue at West 33rd Street
West side of Sixth Avenue at West 32nd Street
West side of Eighth Avenue at West 33rd Street
Northeast corner of Eighth Avenue and West 30th Street
Businesses inside the perimeter, including bars and restaurants between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, and those between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, will be allowed to operate with strict capacity limits.
If you plan to frequent one of those locations, you will need to be screened at a security checkpoint. The NYPD will help facilitate access to those businesses.
Please remember that certain items will not be permitted inside the secure area, including backpacks, bags, alcohol, or umbrellas.
The only exception is for travelers entering Penn Station, who will be allowed to carry bags needed for travel, but are subject to security screening.<\/p>\n
If you are leaving the area by foot or car, you will exit the arena onto Seventh Avenue or Eighth Avenue.
If you exit onto Eighth Avenue, you will only be able to walk southbound on the east side of Eighth Avenue until you reach 28th Street. East and west egress from Eighth Avenue will only be possible starting at 28th Street.
If you exit onto Seventh Avenue, you can either walk southbound on the west side of Seventh Avenue until you reach 28th Street or you can walk eastbound on 32nd Street until you reach Sixth Avenue.
If you are planning to take a taxi or another ride after the game, you will only be able to access vehicles starting at West 28th Street and Eighth Avenue, West 28th Street and Seventh Avenue, or West 32nd Street and Sixth Avenue.<\/p>\n
We do not anticipate any service changes or disruptions as a result of the security plan.<\/p>\n
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