Chaos Erupts After Outraged Knicks Fans Trapped In Subway Stations by NYPD
Chaos Erupts After Outraged Knicks Fans Trapped In Subway Stations, Locked out of NYC Parade by NYPD
Chaos erupted on the streets of Manhattan as outraged Knicks fans were reportedly trapped inside subway stations by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and locked out of the NBA title parade after hours of waiting.
Thousands of Knicks fans had slept on the streets to get the best viewing spots while millions more descended on New York City to see the parade — but havoc ensued after daybreak, as viewing areas reached maximum capacity before 7:30 a.m., leaving thousands stranded, according to a report by Daily Mail.
Fans took to social media to share their experiences.
“The Fulton station in NYC is insane right now!” one X user exclaimed. “The NYPD are not letting people out most doors. In a couple of minutes, anybody that comes into this station will almost be stuck in here with no way out unless they go back on a train.”
“If I have one advice to New Yorkers — don’t go to Fulton Station. You will be trapped in. There is nowhere to exit as all the doors are blocked off,” the X user added, sharing video footage of the station’s condition.
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“730 AM. Fulton Street Station. Nobody being let out of any exit,” journalist Ashish Malhotra shared.
“It was so crowded trying to get to the Knicks parade today I couldn’t even get OUT of the subway station for almost 30 minutes,” CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez reported.
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Another X user shared that it appeared fights were about to break out by early morning while others “hopped the barricades” and climbed buildings to get a glimpse of the players.
“Folks is Wildin out here… been out here since 6:00 a.m. Hopped the barricade & got in but folks rushed the cops. They climbing buildings & shit. Fights almost breaking out,” the attendee said.
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“This is ridiculous, bro. I waited three hours in line just for them to tell us it’s quiet, like, it’s over,” one frustrated Knicks fan said in a video. “We’re not getting anywhere, bro, it’s over. It’s seven in the morning!”
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Additional footage showed fans arguing with one another, while another image revealed police had arrested a man in a Knicks jersey, Daily Mail noted.
Another image showed a male Knicks fan receiving medical attention from EMTs in the street while other attendees claimed people were “passing out” as they waited for the parade to start.
By 7:30 a.m., the NYPS reportedly announced that all viewing pens were at maximum capacity. Nonetheless, footage showed fans running through barriers and then sprinting toward the parade. Elsewhere, fans were heard chanting “let us in!”
“Question, can you open the fucking gate,” one fan demanded in a Thursday morning X post.
“WE FUCKING IN,” the X user added in a follow-up post 30 minutes later, sharing photos.
Alana Mastrangelo is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her on Facebook and X at @ARmastrangelo, and on Instagram.
Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
