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New York Knicks ticker-tape parade and celebration: Live updates
Last updated: Thursday, June 18, 2026 7:11PM GMT
NEW YORK (WABC) -- It's estimated that over one million people celebrated the Knicks on Thursday as the Parade of Champions honored the team's first NBA championship since 1973.
Following the parade, Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted a championship celebration and Key to the City ceremony on City Hall Plaza.
After the ceremony, Alicia Keys sang her iconic hit "Empire State of Mind."
The ticker-tape parade was a first for the Knicks, who did not celebrate with the famed tradition during their last wins in 1970 or 1973.
The celebration comes after an awe-inspiring playoff run which saw the Knicks secure the team's first NBA title in more than 50 years with a 4-1 series win over the San Antonio Spurs.
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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.
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