Knicks fans, it’s time to party like it’s 1973. The drought is over.
Behind Jalen Brunson’s 45 points, the Knicks erased yet another double-digit deficit in Game 5 on Saturday night, coming back to win 94–90 and claim the 2026 NBA Finals in five games. Now, a franchise and city that’s been waiting to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy for the last 53 years gets to celebrate all week long.
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As is tradition, the Knicks will celebrate the title with their fans in a ticker-tape parade down the streets of New York City. On Saturday night, New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani spilled a few details of the upcoming parade in a three-word social media post.
— Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) June 14, 2026
Parade. Thursday. Manhattan.
“For more than 50 years, New Yorkers have waited for this moment,” Mamdani said in a statement. “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. 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.”
Bing bong, indeed.
Check out everything we know about the Knicks’ upcoming championship parade:
Knicks championship parade: Date, time, location
- Date: Thursday, June 18
- Time: 10 a.m. ET
- Location: Manhattan—Battery Park to City Hall
In addition to the parade, there will be a ceremony at City Hall to honor the Knicks, and the mayor plans to hand out keys to the city.
Knicks championship parade route
According to ABC7 New York, the parade is set to begin in Battery Park at around 10 a.m. ET. The parade will continue up Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes—the traditional path for New York championship celebrations—before concluding with the ceremony at City Hall.
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Other details
- City Hall, the David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building and Brooklyn Borough Hall (and potentially others) will all be lit in Knicks blue and orange on Thursday night.
- One of the vehicles rolling down the New York City streets will be Mitchell Robinson’s truck. “I just got asked to put my truck in [the parade], so I’m really excited,” Robinson said Saturday night. “I’m just ready to see what it’s like.”
- This is the Knicks’ third championship (1970, ‘73) but will be the first celebrated with a ticker tape parade in New York . Then-mayor John Lindsay had discontinued parades at the time, opting instead for smaller receptions, per The City Reporter .
Knicks players urge fans to celebrate their championship win responsibly
Following their win over the Spurs in Game 5, several Knicks players stressed their concern for fans to celebrate the NBA title safely.
“Can you guys please be safe and not ruin it for the next person?” Brunson said to Knicks fans as he looked into a camera following an interview. “Let’s celebrate responsibly.”
Josh Hart shared a similar message on social media:
NEW YORK PLEASE BE SAFE!!!!!!
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) June 14, 2026
This post will be updated. Stay tuned for the latest announcements about the Knicks’ championship parade.
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