Former President Donald Trump is holding a rally at Madison Square Garden Sunday evening, and several streets around the venue have been cordoned off for the event, officials said.
The rally officially kicks off at 5 p.m., with doors set to open at noon. The following streets are closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the NYPD said:
- West 33rd Street between Sixth and Eighth avenues
- West 32nd Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues
- West 31st Street between Sixth and Eighth avenues
- West 30th Street between Sixth and Eighth avenues
Seventh Avenue between West 29th and West 34th streets is also closed to pedestrians, the department said.
At a security briefing on Saturday, Mayor Eric Adams said there would be “special procedures in place” for riders leaving subway stations around Madison Square Garden.
“Those riding the subway will be exiting on the Eighth Avenue side of Madison Square Garden instead of the Seventh Avenue side,” he said. “There will be uniformed officers and New York City Transit workers at the station to help navigate the movement of people and where the proper detours are.”
The mayor advised drivers to avoid the area.
“It is going to be an extremely crowded vehicle traffic flow, and so we are really urging New Yorkers to take public transportation,” he said. “And if you are traveling through Midtown Manhattan tomorrow, please use mass transit no matter where you are moving to.”
Adams said New Yorkers could expect to see a “large police presence” around the venue.
“There will be many protections that you will see, and some that you will not see. Our combined efforts through our intelligence as well as our undercover officers will ensure that the area is safe, just as we have carried out for several big events that have taken place in the last few months and years,” he said.
“And while we will always respect and protect the right to peaceful protest, there will be zero tolerance for crime, blocking traffic, graffiti or disorderly behavior,” he added. “The NYPD is well versed in handling protests and has the ability to deploy additional resources at a moment’s notice should there be any need.”
