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Some Fans Will Be 'Turned Away' at NY Knicks Parade: Tisch
City officials say all attendees will be screened and should travel light as the parade route draws one of the city’s largest expected crowds.
- On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the New York Knicks will celebrate their first championship title in 53 years with a ticker-tape parade beginning at 10 a.m. near Battery Park, traveling through the Canyon of Heroes to City Hall.
- Following postgame violence that resulted in 63 arrests, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch ordered the largest police deployment in city history—more than 10,000 officers—to manage what she called a "rare operational challenge."
- With four million people expected to attend, officials established 23 entry points with security screening, prohibiting bags, strollers, umbrellas, and glass bottles to ensure public safety.
- Starting at 7 a.m. Thursday, authorities closed all streets south of Canal Street to vehicular traffic, warning that any vehicles remaining in the restricted area will be towed.
- The parade concludes at City Hall, where New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani will present the team with the keys to the city during a ceremony featuring 600 lottery winners.
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KNICKS PARADE: Some trains skipping additional Lower Manhattan stops as fans flock to ticker-tape celebration
Subway commuters experienced some trains skipping stations on Thursday morning, as throngs of Knicks fans flooded the system to get to Lower Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes for the team's championship ticker-tape parade. MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan said some trains have at times skipped as many as five stations in Lower Manhattan at the request of the NYPD, due to the overwhelming crowds of revelers. He did not specify which stations were skippe…
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