{"id":1723,"date":"2026-06-10T21:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1723"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:13:33","slug":"msg-cancels-knicks-watch-party-hours-before-game-4-as-james-dolan-unloads-on-mamdani-tisch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1723","title":{"rendered":"MSG cancels Knicks watch party hours before Game 4 as James Dolan unloads on Mamdani, Tisch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Madison Square Garden called off the watch party outside the World\u2019s Most Famous Arena as Knicks owner Jim Dolan unloaded on Mayor Zohran Mamadni and NYPD Jessica Tisch for slapping security restrictions on the event scheduled for Game 4 of the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1721\">Desperate Putin planning Hail Mary winter offensive against Ukraine \u2014 as Russian economy in death spiral, experts say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not even putting up the screens,\u201d Dolan said on WFAN Radio Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur hope was that the mayor and the commissioner would change their minds and we\u2019d put the screens up,\u201d Dolan added. \u201cThey clearly haven\u2019t changed their minds, it\u2019s almost 5 o\u2019 clock so the screens are not going up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision comes as MSG and the city have battled over the security zone the police department is putting up around the Garden for Wednesday night\u2019s game between the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1719\">Charles Barkley dares ESPN to fire him over viral \u2018Cardi D\u2019 comments<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Here\u2019s the latest on the Knicks\u2019 historic 2026 NBA Finals run<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>MSG cancels Knicks watch party hours before Game 4 as James Dolan unloads on Mamdani, Tisch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trump tells The Post refs made \u2018very bad call\u2019 on Victor Wembanyama shove against Knicks star Jalen Brunson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How potential Game 6 of NBA Finals could be travel armageddon with World Cup underway<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>MSG dismantles Mamdani claiming credit for Knicks watch party, blasts \u2018police state\u2019 street lockdown<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dolan took shots at Mamdani and Tisch for setting up the secure area around MSG for the Knicks\u2019 home games, claiming it will be harder to get into the venue than Area 51.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is really out of the mayor\u2019s office, he really needs to change his mind,\u201d Dolan said.<\/p>\n<p>MSG has complained the city was downsizing the number of people who can attend the party, and requiring it to be a ticketed event, while the NYPD has said the MSG submitted a permit application to hold an event for up to about 1,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=1717\">Exclusive | Trump tells The Post refs made \u2018very bad call\u2019 on Victor Wembanyama shove against Knicks star Jalen Brunson<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<iframe class=\"flourish-embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"600\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/29328884\/embed\" style=\"width:100%\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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