New York Knicks ticker-tape parade preparations underway forward of Thursday celebration
MANHATTAN (WABC) — New York Metropolis officers are ramping up preparations for Thursday’s historic ticker-tape parade celebrating the Knicks NBA Championship win.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated metropolis businesses have already been working behind the scenes to organize for what is anticipated to be one of many largest celebrations in current metropolis historical past.
“As a fan, I have never wished to jinx it, however because the mayor, we have been making ready for all these logistics,” Mamdani informed Eyewitness Information on Sunday.
The mayor stated town is making ready to indicate its appreciation for a crew that delivered New York’s first NBA championship in 53 years.
“We noticed completely different gamers present up for this crew, for this metropolis, and now as a metropolis, we will present up for them,” Mamdani stated.
The ticker-tape parade is scheduled for Thursday at 10 a.m. The celebration will start close to Battery Park and journey north alongside Broadway via the Canyon of Heroes earlier than ending at Metropolis Corridor.
Following the parade, Mamdani will host a championship celebration and Key to the Metropolis ceremony on Metropolis Corridor Plaza.
“There’s going to be a ceremony at Metropolis Corridor and a ticker-tape parade, the primary in Knicks historical past, and we’ll current the crew with the keys to town,” Mamdani stated.
The occasion is anticipated to attract a whole bunch of 1000’s of followers, making safety and crowd administration a significant focus for metropolis officers within the days main as much as the celebration.
Followers have been celebrating since Saturday night time’s championship-clinching victory, with 1000’s gathering at watch events and filling metropolis streets after the Knicks captured their first title since 1973.
Town has additionally introduced plans to light up Metropolis Corridor and several other municipal buildings in blue and orange forward of the celebration.
Thursday’s occasion will mark the primary ticker-tape parade in Knicks franchise historical past.
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