Mayor Zohran Mamdani also joined the singer, Jalen Brunson and his teammates on stage.
Alicia Keys performs during the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026, in New York City.
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In the concrete jungle where dreams are made of, millions of New Yorkers finally realized their dream of watching the Knicks win the NBA Championship. And on Thursday (June 18), many of them took to the streets to witness the city’s parade celebrating that feat, the finale of which was Alicia Keys singing NYC anthem “Empire State of Mind.”
After a series of floats carrying Knicks team members, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and celebrity fans of the team such as Timothee Chalamet, Mariska Hargitay and Fat Joe, the 17-time Grammy winner took the stage at City Hall in a leathery black jacket with studs recreating the Knicks logo.
