‘There will be history’: NYC is celebrating the Knicks with a ticker-tape extravaganza

Mayor Mamdani predicts it could be one of the biggest in New York City’s history.

The New York Knicks celebrate with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in San Antonio. [Photo: Darren Abate/AP Photo]

New York is celebrating the Knicks in classic style Thursday, throwing a ticker-tape parade for the team that brought home the NBA championship longed for by generations of fans.The Knicks’ victory — after a 53-year drought — has electrified New Yorkers, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani has predicted that the parade might be one of the biggest in the city’s history.City police said all the viewing pens along the route were full less than three hours before the procession, packed by thousands of fans who flooded into the city.The mere fact that it’s happening is historic in itself. Although the Knicks won the championship twice in the 1970s, the city didn’t host a parade for them either........

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