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New York City Closes Streets Near Madison Square Garden for Private Event
The New York Police Department closed five streets to vehicles and two to pedestrians near Madison Square Garden starting at 1 p.m. Friday. Officials also restricted access to four additional streets and some entrances to Moynihan Train Hall and Penn Station.
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m. on Friday. Certain entrances to Moynihan Train Hall and Penn Station were also closed for an unnamed event. The closures follow a similar pattern observed during a recent private celebration in Venice. There, police restricted cobbled streets normally used by tourists and locals, and paparazzi set up positions opposite luxury hotels.
Venice, protesters occasionally displayed banners at St. Mark's Square during the weekend event. Some residents expressed frustration while others remained largely indifferent, according to on-site reporting. New York City officials have not released further details about the purpose of the Friday closures.
No comparable public contribution has been announced for the New York event. Whether the New York closures result in widespread inconvenience or pass with limited disruption will depend on traffic patterns and resident responses over the weekend.
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