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Knicks Parade up Canyon of Heroes Set to Celebrate 2026 NBA Championship. Here's What to Know.
The team will receive a Key to the City and free parade access, while 600 tickets for the City Hall ceremony are available by lottery.
- On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the New York Knicks will celebrate their first NBA championship in 53 years with a ticker-tape parade through Lower Manhattan's famed Canyon of Heroes, beginning at Bowling Green and traveling up Broadway to City Hall.
- The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games last week, securing their third NBA title and ending a 53-year championship drought that sent New York City into celebration mode.
- More than 10,000 members of the NYPD will safeguard the route, with officials implementing extensive street closures and transit adjustments to accommodate over one million expected revelers.
- Following the procession, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will present the team with Keys to the City at City Hall Plaza during a ceremony limited to ticketed guests.
- The First Alert Weather Team warns of a roughly 30% chance of rain during festivities marking the Knicks' first-ever ticker-tape parade, a historic tradition dating to 1886 when the Statue of Liberty was dedicated.
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