New York Knicks Revel at NBA Victory Parade as Joyous Fans Fill the Streets
- On Thursday, June 18, 2026, massive crowds packed Lower Manhattan for the New York Knicks' first championship parade in 53 years, traveling up the Canyon of Heroes with 10,000 police officers securing the historic route.
- Unlike the 1970s when the Knicks won two championships without parades, this celebration marked a return to honoring major achievements with ticker-tape traditions the city had largely abandoned for decades.
- Filmmaker Spike Lee, actor Timothée Chalamet, and comedian Ben Stiller joined the celebration on floats; Lee said, "I've never been to a parade — ever — and I'm glad it's this one."
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Karl-Anthony Towns hit the "lean back" together, while Carmelo Anthony told fans, "The whole city won." Alumni legends Patrick Ewing and Walt 'Clyde' Frazier rode in convertibles celebrating the 2026 squad.
- Fans endured long commutes from across the region to witness the atmosphere, with some traveling from Long Island at dawn to celebrate the team's victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
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Alicia Keys, Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller (camera in hand), Spike Lee, the mayor and about 2 million other New Yorkers showed up in Lower Manhattan to celebrate Jalen Brunson and Co. and the Knicks’ first NBA Championship in 53 years today in a parade that stretched from the Battery to City Hall. Once there, an […]
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