Hundreds of people went to the NikeLab store on Mercer Street just before midnight after hearing rumors the company was releasing a new shoe.
Those rumors were not true, but a small group of shoppers stayed on the street for hours hoping to score a deal.
Responding police officers ordered crowds to disperse.
Officers then closed Mercer Street south of Grand Street to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
No arrests were made.
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