Before Zohran Mamdani was mayor of New York, the Knicks sent him a cease-and-desist letter. In October 2025, still a candidate, he ran a campaign ad during the team’s season opener that showed an orange-and-blue logo reading “Zohran” where “Knicks”…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has criticized the high ticket prices for the New York Knicks' upcoming season opener at Madison Square Garden. Speaking to NBC New York, Mamdani stated he would not pay the $2,000 required for a ticket to the October 20 game, where the defending champions will hoist their first championship banner in 53 years. His comments come amid growing fan frustration over ticket costs.
Single-game ticket sales opened in stages, with primary-market prices for upper-deck seats reaching over $1,000 and courtside seats priced up to $53,000. Following the backlash, MSG Sports reversed course and suspended individual-game sales, citing a pricing mistake in their system.
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