By
Nia Prater,
Intelligencer staff writer, who covers New York politics
On Saturday, the New York Knicks vanquished five decades’ worth of postseason demons defeating the San Antonio Spurs on their home court in game five to win their first NBA championship since 1973. While celebrations began across the five boroughs from the moment the clock hit zero in Texas’s Frost Bank Center, the other big party for the team and New Yorkers will be an iconic ticker-tape parade in Manhattan on Thursday, the first in team history. Here’s what we know about the upcoming celebrations and what to expect.
Hours after the Knicks secured their place in NBA Finals history, Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that the team’s parade would take place in the coming days, using just a few simple words. “Parade. Thursday. Manhattan,” he posted on social media.
