What the records say
- When
- 28 Dec 1991
- Kind
- Crowd crush
- Coordinates
- 40.82° N, 73.95° W
- Description
- 1991 New York City disaster
- Deaths
- 9
- Injured
- 29
City College stampede
1991 crowd crush event in City College of New York
The City College (CCNY) stampede was a crowd crush event on December 28, 1991, in the City College of New York gymnasium during a charity basketball game organized and promoted by hip hop celebrities P. Diddy and Heavy D. Nearly 5,000 people tried to pack into the gymnasium, which could fit 2,730 people. Outside, people broke through at least one glass door leading to the gymnasium lobby.
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