ɔːlðˈoʊ mˈɛni pˈiːpəl sˈʌspɛkt ðætðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌv bˌoʊtˈaɪ pˈɑːɹtnɚz kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪən θˈiəɾɚɹ ɐ fjˈuː blˈɑːks ɐwˈeɪ wʌz kˈɔːz fɚðə jˈɔːɹk skwˈɛɹz klˈoʊzɪŋ, ðoʊz hˌuː ɹˈæn ðə jˈɔːɹk skwˈɛɹ ˈædəməntli dᵻnˈaɪd ðætðə kəmpˈɛɾᵻtˌɪv θˈiəɾɚ hæd ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ tə dˈuː wɪððə dᵻsˈɪʒən tə klˈoʊz.
Although many people suspect that the opening of Bowtie Partners Criterion Theater a few blocks away was cause for the York Square's closing, those who ran the York Square adamantly denied that the competitive theater had anything to do with the decision to close.