Mamdani signs ‘emergency’ order to block concerts, food festivals at NYC parks during FIFA World Cup

Source: New York Post

Soccer mega-fan Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an emergency order that will block events including some concerts and food festivals from city parkland during the FIFA World Cup. The city Parks Department adopted the rule at the request of the NYPD, denying new permits for special events on park property during the tournament, which runs from June 11 to July 19. 4 NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani made an infrastructure improvement announcement inside Sunset Park in Brooklyn on March 31, 2026.