'Very hard' to find Knicks jerseys near Times Square
Babu Murshad, 48, of Brooklyn poses with a Knicks 2026 Champions T-shirt at his newsstand on the southeast side of Times Square. Credit: Newsday/Peter Gill
Babu Murshad, 48, who rents a newsstand on the southeast side of Times Square, said he’s amassed 5,000 “Knicks 2026 Champions” T-shirts but they were likely to sell out in a few days.
“I need more, maybe,” he said. “It’s very hard to get the jersey.”
A Brooklynite who is originally from Bangladesh, Murshad said he knew the Knicks' win was historic but hadn’t had time to catch any of the games himself — his shop is open 24/7 and he needs to keep working to make the $15,000-a-month rent.
At Foot Locker near the intersection of Broadway and 41st Street, a special section of the store dedicated to the team displayed Knicks “NBA Champions 2026” and other team gear. But the last available jersey — a Mikal Bridges kids’ large jersey — sold two days ago, according to a sales representative.
The story was similar at the Champs Sports store across the street, which sold out of Knicks jerseys even earlier. On Sunday it was only selling Knicks champions gear.
The JD Sports nearby had Knicks T-shirts and hoodies on a rack near the entrance, but no jerseys.
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