{"id":269816,"date":"2026-06-17T17:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/269816\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:51:19","slug":"knicks-parade-alicia-keys-performing-empire-state-of-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/269816\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks parade: Alicia Keys performing ‘Empire State of Mind’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"James \"James <\/p>\n

NEW YORK CITY – The Knicks’ championship parade just got an unbelievable upgrade thanks to a surprise hometown superstar.<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

Madison Square Garden CEO and Executive Chairman James Dolan dropped a major surprise during an exclusive interview on FOX 5\u2019s Good Day New York, revealing that Alicia Keys will perform at the team\u2019s City Hall ceremony following the parade.<\/p>\n

“When we get to City Hall, we have a special performance by Alicia Keys,” Dolan said Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

The Knicks owner also confirmed that the native New Yorker will belt out her No. 1 hit, “Empire State of Mind.”<\/p>\n

City Hall ceremony <\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

While the parade along Broadway is free and open to the public, the official City Hall ceremony is a ticketed event where New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will present the Knicks players and coaching staff with Keys to the City.<\/p>\n

The city is giving away 600 free tickets<\/a> to the historic ceremony with a lottery that closed Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

For those who can’t make it downtown or score a ticket, the parade and the City Hall ceremony will be broadcast live on FOX 5 NY.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Source: Information from this article was sourced from an exclusive interview on FOX 5\u2019s Good Day New York.<\/p>\n

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