The Quershif family take a selfie outside Madison Square Garden before an NBA game between the Knicks and Golden State on Tuesday. Credit: AP/Brittainy Newman
Normal? No, this is not normal.
But it is a baby step in the right direction. For the first time since COVID shut down the New York area in mid-March, there were real fans in the seats at professional sporting events here Tuesday night.
The lucky few — some might say the brave bordering on foolish few — lined up outside of Madison Square Garden in Manhattan and the Barclays Center in Brooklyn before game time.