NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden and could last until 4 a.m. the next morning, according to a copy of a city permit obtained by The Associated Press.
The application 鈥� for a 鈥淪pecial Event at MSG鈥� 鈥� was approved Wednesday night by New York City鈥檚 permitting office, according to a spokesperson for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Multiple people familiar with the plans have that the application is tied to the wedding between the superstar singer and the football player.
The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the events.
The permit shows 100 guests will begin arriving at Madison Square Garden at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday for a 鈥減re party celebration,鈥� which officials described as an intimate rehearsal dinner.
A full street closure will then go into effect near the Manhattan arena overnight as crews erect multiple entrance and drive-through tents, according to the permit.
The 鈥渕ain event鈥� begins at 5 p.m. Friday and can continue until 4 a.m. the next morning. Records show the larger Friday event can host up to 1,000 people.
Frenzied speculation around the wedding has built for weeks, intensifying in recent days as crews have been seen unloading equipment from trucks, including a large carpet.
The couple has yet to confirm any details around the festivities. A representative for Swift has not responded to multiple inquiries, including on Thursday.
City officials, meanwhile, have acknowledged they are preparing for a large-scale event at Madison Square Garden that will require an additional police presence .
But both Mamdani and his police commissioner have repeatedly refused to discuss the nature of the event 鈥� angering some nearby business owners and raising questions about the use of public resources to cover private security.
鈥淭his is, in my opinion, ridiculous,鈥� said Michael O鈥橞rien, who co-owns O鈥橞riens Bar and Grill, which is located across from Madison Square Garden.
He said he was worried about losing business because of the pending street closures, which still have not been publicly announced by the police department as of Thursday afternoon.
鈥淚f they can afford to buy the permits,鈥� O鈥橞rien continued, 鈥渢hey can afford this big lavish ceremony, why don鈥檛 they just buy out the local businesses instead of having us adversely affected?鈥�
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Associated Press video journalist Joseph B. Frederick in New York contributed.
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