City officials confirmed to the BBC that someone applied for a street closure permit near the arena over the 4 July Independence Day weekend.
Dora Pekec, a spokesperson for the New York City mayor’s office, told the BBC a permit was filed in early June to close roads around the area from 2 to 4 July.
The New York Times (NYT) first reported the news and stated that several players on Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs American football team had booked hotel rooms nearby.
Before the NYT reported confirmation of a permit at the arena, TMZ and other outlets had been speculating that Madison Square Garden, a 22,000-seat arena that is used mainly for large concerts and is also home to the New York Knicks basketball team, would host wedding celebrations.
The NYT has not explicitly said the arena event is a wedding, but said that it is a celebration that could be related to the couple’s nuptials.
It comes after an unnamed law enforcement official, briefed on the security plans, confirmed the wedding plans to the Associated Press (AP), saying they had been warned about an influx of Swifties (Swift’s fans).
