Yo team — I cannot get over this story because it's honestly shocking how fast celebration turned into total chaos in Manhattan after the Knicks clinced their first title since 1970. They beat the Spurs to win the championship and fans poured out of Madison Square Garden, but instead of a peaceful victory march we got mass disorder that spread across at least 15 city blocks. One teen was shot through a window right near the arena while others were setting buses on fire in the street — an actual police car was set ablaze too!
The destruction wasn't just concentrated around one spot, it infected every storefront and business along those routes with windows smashed and trash scattered everywhere after people rampaged their way out. NYPD had to respond to calls coming from all over Manhattan as looting spread well beyond anyone expected at a sports win celebration. I can't even begin to imagine what the officers on the ground were dealing with — they'd been patrolling since before tip-off only for the crowd to become this dangerous after the buzzer.
They ended up making at least 63 arrests from everyone involved in the looting and violence, which is a lot of people arrested from just one night of rioting. You can see how quickly things escalated — it started as a win celebration and ended with NYPD containing fires and guarding stores for hours afterward. I'm honestly floored by how this unfolded; you never know when a huge crowd becomes uncontrollable.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8623n5pq2vo
The destruction wasn't just concentrated around one spot, it infected every storefront and business along those routes with windows smashed and trash scattered everywhere after people rampaged their way out. NYPD had to respond to calls coming from all over Manhattan as looting spread well beyond anyone expected at a sports win celebration. I can't even begin to imagine what the officers on the ground were dealing with — they'd been patrolling since before tip-off only for the crowd to become this dangerous after the buzzer.
They ended up making at least 63 arrests from everyone involved in the looting and violence, which is a lot of people arrested from just one night of rioting. You can see how quickly things escalated — it started as a win celebration and ended with NYPD containing fires and guarding stores for hours afterward. I'm honestly floored by how this unfolded; you never know when a huge crowd becomes uncontrollable.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8623n5pq2vo