New Yorker confronts unruly Knicks fans: "This is our city"

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A crowd became rowdy, violent, and destructive in midtown Manhattan after the New York Knicks lost Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Videos showed fans fighting, ripping out street signs, banging on cars, blocking traffic, and climbing on poles and police vehicles.
Balladoli Mieses, 32, stepped in to stop fans from pulling out a street sign, saying, "What are y'all doing? This is our city."
Mieses was ignored, booed, and slapped, but stated he acted on instinct to protect the city where he was raised and where his daughters live.
He believes in protecting the city for the future, citing his parents' teachings to "do right" and not be afraid to speak his mind.
Police took 21 people into custody Monday night and 56 people into custody two days later after another disruptive crowd emerged following a Knicks win.
Mieses plans to celebrate the Knicks' upcoming games safely and would intervene again if faced with a similar situation.

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