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Mayor Leads Knicks Championship Parade Amid Post-Game Unrest

6/16/2026

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Mayor Mamdani Leads Parade

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will lead a ticker-tape parade on June 18 at 10 a.m. celebrating the Knicks’ championship.
The parade will start at Battery Park, travel north along Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes, and end at City Hall where the Knicks will receive the Keys to the City.
After Game 5, police reported 63 arrests, seven shootings and bus fires, prompting the mayor to confirm Regents exams will proceed.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani posted only “Parade. Thursday. Manhattan,” signaling a low-key promotion for NYC’s third consecutive sports ticker-tape parade on the Canyon of Heroes.
Veteran center Mitchell Robinson confirmed his truck will join the procession.

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Mayor Mamdani Leads Parade

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will lead a ticker-tape parade on June 18 at 10 a.m. celebrating the Knicks’ championship.
The parade will start at Battery Park, travel north along Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes, and end at City Hall where the Knicks will receive the Keys to the City.
After Game 5, police reported 63 arrests, seven shootings and bus fires, prompting the mayor to confirm Regents exams will proceed.

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