COUNCIL MEMBER SHAHANA HANIF, ADVOCATES RALLY AT MSG TO DEMAND BAN ON FACIAL RECOGNITION TECH | View this email in your browser | | For Immediate Release | COUNCIL MEMBER SHAHANA HANIF, ADVOCATES RALLY AT MSG TO DEMAND BAN ON FACIAL RECOGNITION TECH Following Progressive Caucus endorsement of Ban the Scan, bill sponsor Council Member Hanif and coalition allies rally outside Madison Square Garden NEW YORK, NY - Today, New York City Council Member Shahana Hanif joined privacy advocates, artists, organizers, and New Yorkers to demand an end to the use of biometric surveillance in places of public accommodation and call on the City Council to pass her bill Ban the Scan, Int. 213. The rally, organized with the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), Fight for the Future, NYC DSA Tech Action, the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, musician and artist Cristy Roads, country musician Paisley Fields, and others, comes amid renewed scrutiny of Madison Square Garden's use of facial recognition technology. MSG's flagrant abuse of the technology to ban critics and violate the privacy of visitors perfectly illustrates the inherent danger of mass biometric surveillance. CEO James Dolan's surveillance controversies have been producing outrage for years, with the latest reporting highlighting the enhanced privacy experienced by wealthy patrons. "Madison Square Garden has shown us exactly what happens when corporations are allowed to deploy facial recognition without meaningful limits: they use it to track, profile, and blacklist people they don't like," said Council Member Shahana Hanif. "Your face should not be a tool that a corporation can use to punish you for exercising your rights. We have the opportunity to stop this abuse in New York City. It is time for the Council to pass Ban the Scan." The need for action is particularly urgent as biometric surveillance becomes increasingly commonplace in private businesses and public-facing spaces in NYC. Advocates warn that sensitive information - including people's faces, names, and voices - can be vulnerable to misuse, data breaches, or access by law enforcement agencies. This summer, a cyberattack exposed sensitive visitor information, including biometric data collected through MSG's facial-recognition and surveillance systems. This breach demonstrates the danger of allowing private companies to amass vast troves of sensitive biometric information without strong limits on its collection and retention. The coalition also highlighted growing opposition from artists and venues. Hundreds of artists and venues have pledged not to use facial recognition technology at concerts, demonstrating that entertainment and public safety do not require invasive biometric surveillance. "No one should have to surrender their personal privacy in order to watch their favorite sports team," said Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine. "Intro 213 would prohibit providers of public accommodation - like sports arenas - from using biometric data to identify you in public and would ensure your biometric data isn't sold. This kind of mass surveillance opens the door to abuse and discrimination, making consumers in our city uniquely vulnerable. It's time to ban the scan and protect New Yorkers' privacy and civil rights." "Buying a ticket to Madison Square Garden shouldn't mean checking your civil liberties or your right to privacy at the door. Facial recognition technology is invasive, ripe for abuse, and has reportedly already been used to profile New Yorkers based on their gender identity and sexual orientation," said Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal. "In the State Senate, I was proud to sponsor legislation to prohibit law enforcement from using facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technology. New Yorkers deserve those same basic protections when they walk into a venue to see a concert, a Knicks game, or a Rangers game. I applaud Council Member Hanif for leading the charge on this legislation and urge the Council to pass it swiftly. New Yorkers shouldn't have to sacrifice their privacy for a night out." "New Yorkers love the Knicks, but they sure as hell don't love having their biometric data captured when visiting the Garden," said New York City Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Sandy Nurse. "Everyone has the right to privacy and deserves the basic respect of not having their sensitive information taken and stored, let alone by a private corporation. It's time to Ban the Scan and protect New Yorkers from surveillance in public spaces." "No one wants this. Artists and fans have resoundingly rejected facial recognition at venues, and now we need lawmakers to make it official by banning facial recognition surveillance in places of public accommodation, including bars, stores, and music and sports venues like Madison Square Garden," said Evan Greer (she/her), director of Fight for the Future. "Bullies like James Dolan make the dangers of facial recognition explicitly clear. Going to a show should not be conditioned on being subjected to invasive, racially biased monitoring that puts fans at risk of getting harassed, falsely arrested, deported, or worse." "We should not have to give up our faces to attend a basketball game," said Raaid Arshad, NYC DSA Tech Action Working Group. "We should not have to let our gaits be analyzed just to buy a toothbrush. And, we should not be locked out of our homes or unfairly evicted because facial recognition tools can't recognize our black and brown skin tones. We must Ban the Scan in New York City." "Surveilling, tracking, and storing information on anyone entering MSG is not safety, it's intimidation and control," said Daniel Schwarz, Senior Privacy & Technology Strategist at the New York Civil Liberties Union. "For years, James Dolan's Madison Square Garden has weaponized biometric recognition and other forms of surveillance against all its patrons, exposing New Yorkers to retaliation, harassment, invasive monitoring, chilling speech, and putting people at risk of data breaches. Dolan must rectify these disgusting practices by immediately ceasing these spying operations, and the City Council must urgently pass Intro. 213 to prohibit businesses from deploying biometric surveillance on all of us." "Public facial recognition sparks the normalization of invasive government control, in a society that has become complacent to an already suffocating surveillance culture," said Cristy Road Carrera, Author, Artist, Musician. "The cloud, face id, apple watch, location tracking, the rise of AI, meta algorithms, meta glasses - they all contribute to the framework of a larger war." "When people come to my show I want them to feel like they are part of a community, to feel safe and welcome," said Paisley Fields, Musician. "Somewhere they can be themselves. The use of this technology will do the opposite of that. I don't see a way that facial recognition technology and ai surveillance in venues can be used in a way that is ethical and safe for my community." "Facial recognition technology and other forms of biometric surveillance are more likely to negatively impact New Yorkers of color," said Nina Loshkajian, Technology & Racial Justice Collaborative Fellow at the Center on Race, Inequality & the Law. "Given the proven higher error rates of the technology when identifying darker-skinned individuals, and the risk of increased deployment in neighborhoods of color, allowing this practice in New York City is akin to condoning a new form of algorithmic exclusion." "For years, MSG owner James Dolan has doubled down on using facial recognition to scan everyone entering his venues and ban individuals he dislikes," said Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Executive Director Michelle Dahl. "Dolan is just one high-profile example, however, and we don't know how many New Yorkers have been denied entry to stores, sports games, and other public accommodations based on biometric tracking. From Citifield to Wegmans, facial recognition has spread rapidly across our city, threatening the privacy and dignity of New Yorkers going about our daily lives. We shouldn't have to hand over our faces to cheer on the Knicks, catch a concert, or pick up groceries. It's long past time the City Council pass Intro. 0213 to ban the scan in public accommodations." The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project is a non-profit advocacy organization and legal services provider. S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, fighting excessive local and state-level surveillance. Its work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, and communities of color. -END- | | Copyright (C) 2026 Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE:MSGE) reaches new 1-year high following strong earnings. August 12, 2026 Key points. * Madison Square Garden Entertainment beat quarterly expectations: adjusted earnings were a loss of $0.21 per share versus the $0.44 loss analysts expected, while revenue rose 27.4% year over year to $196.32 million. * Shares reached a new 52-week high of $85.89 following the results, above the analyst consensus target of $79.83; the overall Wall Street rating remains Hold. * Institutional investors own 96.86% of MSGE, while company insiders own 16.41%; an executive recently sold 9,907 shares, reducing his position by 38.58%. * MarketBeat previews the top five stocks to own by September 1st. Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (NYSE:MSGE - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday following a stronger than expected earnings report. The company traded as high as $85.89 and last traded at $84.3050, with a volume of 51509 shares. The stock had previously closed at $79.37. The company reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.44) by $0.23. Madison Square Garden Entertainment had a return on equity of 4,795.27% and a net margin of 4.81%.The business had revenue of $196.32 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $166.62 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.57) earnings per share. Madison Square Garden Entertainment's revenue was up 27.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Wall Street analyst weigh in. Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Madison Square Garden Entertainment in a report on Friday, July 31st. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Madison Square Garden Entertainment from $77.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $82.00 price target (up from $72.00) on shares of Madison Square Garden Entertainment in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Madison Square Garden Entertainment in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Madison Square Garden Entertainment from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $79.83. Insider buying and selling at Madison Square Garden Entertainment. In other news, EVP Philip Gerard D'ambrosio sold 9,907 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.48, for a total value of $737,873.36. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 15,772 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,174,698.56. The trade was a 38.58% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 16.41% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Institutional trading of Madison Square Garden Entertainment. Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. raised its position in Madison Square Garden Entertainment by 26.9% in the 4th quarter. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. now owns 3,662,724 shares of the company's stock valued at $197,384,000 after buying an additional 777,000 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in Madison Square Garden Entertainment by 2,037.6% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 589,096 shares of the company's stock worth $26,651,000 after acquiring an additional 561,537 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Madison Square Garden Entertainment by 324.8% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 667,248 shares of the company's stock worth $26,670,000 after acquiring an additional 510,191 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC raised its holdings in shares of Madison Square Garden Entertainment by 86.4% in the fourth quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 724,467 shares of the company's stock valued at $39,042,000 after purchasing an additional 335,890 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Madison Square Garden Entertainment in the fourth quarter valued at about $13,473,000. 96.86% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Madison Square Garden Entertainment price performance. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.40. The business's 50-day moving average is $75.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $67.06. The company has a market capitalization of $3.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 83.38 and a beta of 0.56. Madison Square Garden Entertainment company profile. Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. NYSE: MSGE is a premier live entertainment company focused on producing and hosting a wide range of events across North America. Established as a separate publicly traded entity in April 2020 through a spin-off from Madison Square Garden Company, MSGE owns and operates iconic venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York City, Radio City Music Hall, The Chicago Theatre and Sphere in Las Vegas. These facilities serve as flagship stages for concerts, sports events, family shows and cultural performances. Discover more Stock market holidays ETF screener access Options profit calculator The company's core business activities center on venue management, event promotion and production services. Further reading. This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to [email protected]. Continue following MarketBeat Before you consider Madison Square Garden Entertainment, you'll want to hear this. 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People on the move: Tixel, Paciolan and more... We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries... Tixel has appointed several new hires to its US team, led by fellow new hire Juan Torres, vice president of commercial, US. It has been a year since Tixel officially launched in the US market, with the fan-to-fan ticket resale platform securing partnerships with primary ticketing businesses Eventim USA, Leap Event Technology, and Opendate. To continue this growth, Alexis Rommel has been appointed as head of platform partnerships, US, joining from AXS where she was director of strategy. Meghan McBreen has joined Tixel as business development manager, US. McBreen most recently held ticketing leadership roles at Newport Folk Festival and Park City Song Summit. Also joining the team is Jennifer Lee, who has taken on the role of US operations associate. Lee has joined from Madison Square Garden Entertainment. Elsewhere, Darren Ali has been promoted to director of EMEA ticketing and global hospitality sales at the National Football League (NFL), and Kate Bickell has been promoted to head of hospitality and ticketing at the Premier League. Paciolan has brought Jenifer LaMorte on board as vice president and general manager, performing arts, where she will lead the company's dedicated performing arts segment, overseeing strategy, client partnerships, and growth. Paciolan is a ticketing, fundraising, marketing and analytics platform for live entertainment, college sports, professional sports and more. It is a subsidiary of Learfield. The University of Northern Iowa's (UNI) athletics department has hired Jens Jorgensen as its new athletics ticketing account executive, where he will assist in ticket sales for events and guest experiences for fans. Additionally, UNI Athletics has promoted Dylan Petersen to the role of director of sales. After two years at Manchester's AO Arena and a stint working as ticketing manager for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Kaine Opere has joined Live Nation Entertainment as director of ticketing operations and fan experience - VIP Nation International. Do you have news of an appointment that we should know about? Get in touch by emailing [email protected] and we'll include it in our next round-up.