No, because the ban is on open containers. You're free to carry an unopened 6-pack through the station to the train, and open it after departure.
If they were told to drink their beer on the unpaid side of the gates before entering the station mezzanine, then I'm sure the NYPD would have raised some eyebrows (if they knew). Open containers aren't permitted in the overpass, or anywhere in the station complex. Outside the overpass, NYC law prohibits open containers of alcoholic beverages.
So basically, drink it up before you leave the stadium and carry the unopened ones to the train and wait until you're on your way home before you crack 'em open.
Jim
If they were told to drink their beer on the unpaid side of the gates before entering the station mezzanine, then I'm sure the NYPD would have raised some eyebrows (if they knew). Open containers aren't permitted in the overpass, or anywhere in the station complex. Outside the overpass, NYC law prohibits open containers of alcoholic beverages.
So basically, drink it up before you leave the stadium and carry the unopened ones to the train and wait until you're on your way home before you crack 'em open.
Jim