NEW YORK (WABC) -- The New York Knicks were honored in Manhattan on Thursday with a ticker-tape parade that might be the biggest parade the city has ever seen.
Following the parade, Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted a championship celebration and Key to the City ceremony on City Hall Plaza.
The Knicks captured their first NBA championship in 53 years, setting off days of celebrations across the city and paving the way for what is expected to be a historic turnout on Thursday.
DSNY has 70 Sanitation officers and 650 Sanitation Workers - along with collection trucks, mechanical brooms and backpack blowers - on Broadway and surrounding streets to ensure they are clean and ready to reopen soon after the parade ends.
Actor Matthew Modine attended the New York Knicks Parade of Champions on Thursday to share his love of the team with fans.
He has been a fan for several decades and is delighted to be a part of this special celebration.
You may remember Modine from "The Dark Knight Rises" or as "Papa" in "Stranger Things" as just two of his many roles.
