Mayor Zohran Mamdani got to share in the Knicks’ glory Thursday — riding atop a float in the parade, handing out keys to the city and posing for photos with players.

In a speech, he took a trip through Knicks history, ticking off the names of former players and iconic moments.

“As John Starks dunked on Jordan, and Patrick Ewing dunked on the Pacers,” Mamdani said.

Later, running through a list of notable players through the decades, he said: “I’m talking about guys like Renaldo Balkman, Marty Collins, Raymond Felton, Marcus Camby, Kristaps Porzingis, J.R. Smith.”

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani rode atop a float in Thursday’s parade, handed out keys to the city and made a speech heavy on Knicks history

Elected and city officials occupied half the stage, with Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, City Comptroller Mark Levine and City Council Speaker Jule Menin delivering remarks

Gov. Kathy Hochul rode on a float and sat onstage during the ceremony but passed on a speaking role

The day was about the Knicks, though elected and city officials occupied half the stage and several delivered speeches.

“We are officially going to change the New York City motto to ‘Knicks in Five,’” City Council Speaker Julie Menin said.

Gov. Kathy Hochul was an exception to the rule. She sat onstage but passed on a speaking role.

State Attorney General Letitia James didn’t address the crowd, but in an interview with NY1, she made her exuberance clear.

“For the last couple of weeks, we have not discussed politics. We’ve not discussed that individual in Washington, D.C.,” she said. “We’ve come together. Strangers are hugging me, people are kissing me, babies are happy. It’s really all about the Knicks. You brought us together. We’ve got to keep this going. The economy is great.”

“We needed this so much,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said. “So I’m just happy to be here. I’m here as a fan. I’m not here as the DA. I’m here as a fan. I’m here as a New Yorker.”

Clark, a 33-year season-ticket holder, was among the more diehard elected officials in attendance. But everyone had their own Knicks story.

“I think I really got into it in college,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said. “I had a boyfriend [who] was like a really big Knicks fan, and that got me into it.”

“Everybody has the right to celebrate this championship, but don’t act like you’ve earned it like the rest of us have. I’ve been going to Knicks games in the Isiah Thomas era. I’ve seen some terrible, terrible basketball,” state Assembly Member Jordan Wright said.

The one recurring theme was how the team’s playoff run had forged community.

“Everybody’s saying hello. Everybody’s being polite. Let’s keep it going,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams told the crowd.

“It’s bigger than politics,” Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said in an interview. “Whether you’re Republican, Democrat, whether you’re on Long Island or in Queens, whether you’re a newcomer to New York City, we share in this glory and this victory all together.”