For three straight days, people in sports jerseys of various colors moved in, out and around Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan. For some it was their destination. For others it was a changing point. But for fans of five teams in two sports in one metropolitan area, it was a hub for that incomparable and captivating springtime buzz: the playoffs.
Across the United States and Canada, many cities are hosting playoff games in professional basketball and hockey. But nowhere is the action more abundant than in the greater New York area, where all five professional winter-season teams were in the postseason.