June 18, 2026, 12:49 p.m. ETJune 18, 2026
Andy Newman
“For as long as we live, we will remember this feeling of a city together, a city alive, a city overcome by happiness.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani
June 18, 2026, 4:15 p.m. ETJune 18, 2026
Maria Cramer
Police said they estimated that two million people lined the parade route and the surrounding streets.
Eryn Davis
The sense of camaraderie that defined the Knicks’ playoff run was palpable, as strangers exchanged high-fives, hugged and cheered
Lexi Parra
Some police officers along the route are wearing Knicks jerseys under their uniforms to show their support for the team.
Some police officers along the route are wearing Knicks jerseys under their uniforms to show their support for the team.
A dialysis technician from Brownsville, Brooklyn, watched the sun rise over Lower Manhattan, basking in the eerie hush before the festivities erupted. A doorman on Wall Street took the overnight shift so he could secure his spot on the parade route, sporting orange and blue socks under his uniform. A dentist from Long Island stood on Broadway at 6 a.m. wearing an orange-and-blue turban wrapped by his wife, who said she’d waited her whole life for this one day.
The Joy of Knicks, Game 5
Crying with joy
Today
Jumping for joy
Running for joy
