Overview
- Palace called off the New York City store release and told shoppers to buy on its website at 11 a.m. Eastern.
- Police said a verbal dispute during wristband distribution turned into a fight, and two 21-year-old men now face assault charges.
- Reporters on the scene described crowds packing the SoHo block and officers responding to restore order.
- A separate drop through Nike’s SNKRS app is still slated for April 16, according to HotNewHipHop.
- The episode fits a pattern of scrapped first-come events in recent years as retailers shift to online releases to manage crowds and safety risks.