New York police ordered to keep anti-Iran rally from getting 'too big'?

Could the Stop Iran rally in Times Square last Wednesday have been much bigger? Yes, says Merrill W, whom I have known for more than 40 years.

Hi, Carl,

I was at the rally last night, standing at 7th and 42nd, and I can tell
you that it would have been substantially bigger if the police had let
it. The sound system faced to the south down 7th Avenue, and those north
of the speakers were