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The city pulled the plug on a planned Knicks watch party outside Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals Monday night with President Trump expected to be in the house.<\/p>\n

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The move comes as security for the game will be amped up with TSA-level surveillance and scrutiny \u2013 and widespread street and sidewalk closures around the arena, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe permit for the Plaza33 Game 3 watch party was denied by the city\u2019s permitting office in consultation with the NYPD,\u201d an MSG spokesperson said in a statement to The Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the White House will confirm that this is not about the president,\u201d the statement said. \u201cWe understand NYPD [Commissioner Jessica] Tisch is planning additional street closures around Madison Square Garden.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NYPD confirmed there would be no watch party on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis decision was made in coordination with the Secret Service,\u201d a spokesperson said. \u201cThere will be watch parties at other locations, which are currently being determined.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other watch parties are planned for Central Park and Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

Security measures near the Garden will include \u201cboth pedestrian and vehicular hard closures,\u201d with the details due to be made public on Sunday night, Secret Service rep Anthony Guglielmi said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPhysical security enhancements are being installed around Madison Square Garden, including anti-scaling fencing, vehicular mitigation barriers, crowd-control infrastructure and other protective measures designed to ensure a safe and secure environment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Post first reported last week that Trump would attend the Monday night game, with the Knicks up 2-0 on the San Antonio Spurs and two games from their first title since 1973.<\/p>\n

Pumped-up Knicks fans have flocked to massive watch parties in several spots in the five boroughs \u2013 including on 33rd Street outside the World\u2019s Most Famous Arena.<\/p>\n

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Trump\u2019s presence has prompted the FBI and Secret Service to put in place TSA-style security measures including a no-bags policy while urging ticket holders to arrive at least two hours before the 8:30 p.m. tip-off on Monday.<\/p>\n

The area outside the Garden will instead be filled with TV news trucks and Secret Service security facilities, law enforcement sources said.<\/p>\n

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