NEW YORK – NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city will host a ticker-tape parade and City Hall ceremony honoring the NY Knicks basketball team and awarding Keys to the City on Thursday, June 18.
The Knicks won the NBA title in San Antonio Saturday night, 94-90, for its first title in 53 years.
The celebration will mark the first ticker-tape parade in Knicks history and honor a team that delivered an NBA championship to a city that has waited generations for this moment.
“For more than 50 years, New Yorkers have waited for this moment. Through near misses, heartbreak and a hope that every year could be our year, this city never stopped believing in the Knicks. And this team fulfilled that hope with grit, resilience and heart — just like the five boroughs itself,” said Mayor Mamdani. “New Yorkers have cheered for our team from packed living rooms in the Bronx to watch parties in Brooklyn, from bars in Queens to Staten Island to Manhattan, and Madison Square Garden itself. Now it’s time for our city to celebrate together. Bing bong.”
Mayor Mamdani also announced that City Hall and municipal buildings across the city will be illuminated in blue and orange on Thursday, June 18 to celebrate the victory.
In addition to City Hall, the following City buildings will also be illuminated in blue and orange on the night of Thursday, June 18 in honor of the New York Knicks:
- The David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building: 1 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007
- Brooklyn Borough Hall: 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
