{"id":271080,"date":"2026-06-18T17:58:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/271080\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:58:49","slug":"brooklyn-shows-up-for-the-knicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/271080\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Shows up For The Knicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

There were plenty of Brooklynites celebrating their beloved New York Knicks at the ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n

Generations of New Yorkers waited hours to see their beloved New York Knicks celebrate their NBA championship win during Thursday’s ticker-tape parade in lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n

Fans were front and center as early as 1:00am, according to several fans from the Bronx and Florida who spoke to BK Reader. Many parade watchers, however, said they arrived at around 6:00am to secure\u00a0a good spot.<\/p>\n

Spectators watched bands and floats carrying\u00a0the players and celebrities, including Spike Lee, Fat Joe and\u00a0Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet.<\/p>\n

By 8:00am, stations in lower Manhattan were packed with fans, and many people were not able to get to Broadway, where the parade went up from Batter Park to City Hall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nFans pack lower Manhattan to watch the ticker tape parade to celebrate the Knicks win the NBA Championship on June 18, 2026. . Photo: Supplied\/Susan Watts\/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul <\/p>\n

Joey Little of Canarsie, said he was disappointed he would not get a glimpse of the NBA champs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I should have come here in the middle of the night,” he told BK Reader as he got stuck in an unmoving crowd on Nassau Street at around 8:30am.<\/p>\n

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\nFans who came too late to the parade could not get to Broadway. . Photo: Kaya Laterman for BK Reader <\/p>\n

The New York Police Department said it dispatched 10,000 officers to secure the parade, and did a good job keeping the expectations of a sometimes restless crowd in order. One woman passed out near Nassau and Ann Streets around 8:30am, and police officers were able to carry her out of the crowd to nearby emergency personnel for treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Childhood friends Dontrell Findlay, 24, and Jason Bens, 23, who came to the parade from Bedford-Stuyvesant, said they got to Broadway and Ann Street at around 6:00am.<\/p>\n

“My family said I wouldn’t be up that early,” Bens said.<\/p>\n

Friends from attending P.S. 59, The Dawn Best Elementary School, Findlay said he was one of the many Knicks fan waiting for this moment their whole life.<\/p>\n

“Just to be able to witness this, it’s amazing,” he said. “It just feels more alive, active in New York right now.”<\/p>\n

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\nDontrell Findlay (L) and Jason Bens came to the parade from Bed-Stuy. Friends since elementary school, they got to lower Manhattan at 6:00am. . Photo: Kaya Laterman for BK Reader <\/p>\n

Barbara Gordon, who grew up in Flatbush, said she was at the parade with her daughter and her friends.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“You knew they were going to win,” Gordon said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite multiple tense first halves during the finals,\u00a0real Knicks fans never had any doubt, said Gordon, 62.<\/p>\n

“A real Knicks fan doesn’t give up,” she said. “And it’s the energy the fans give them that makes them win.”<\/p>\n

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\nJalen Brunson (far right in hat) and his father Rick Brunson (with trophy) ride on a float in the Knicks Championship parade in lower Manhattan on June 18, 2026. Photo: Kaya Laterman for BK Reader <\/p>\n

Clinton Hill resident Michael Goodwine, 54, said he felt like he was on a cloud, dreaming.<\/p>\n

“It was an incredible season and I can’t believe it’s over,” he said. “This team unified New York and we needed this so bad. Humans\u00a0need hope, happiness and this team gave it to us.”<\/p>\n

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\nFans at the ticker-tape parade on June 18, 2026. Photo: Supplied\/Susan Watts\/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul <\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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