{"id":281031,"date":"2026-06-29T13:05:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/281031\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:05:30","slug":"queens-celebrates-knicks-championship-with-rally-at-borough-hall-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/281031\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens celebrates Knicks championship with rally at Borough Hall \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facilitated by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., the event aimed to unite fans from across the borough and sustain the communal spirit and excitement that the Knicks brought to the city during their postseason run.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018Knicks in 5\u2019 chants aren\u2019t going anywhere,\u201d he said in anticipation of the rally. \u201cWhether you\u2019re a long-suffering Knicks fan like me or someone who jumped onto the bandwagon this spring, this championship belongs to all of us who love this team and this city.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"QueensQueens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. was joined by Allan Houston, Ron Naclerio, Kyah Baby, and DJ Nett.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud
\n\"AllanAllan Houston, a former Knicks player and two-time NBA All-Star, was invited to the Knicks Championship Rally and Flag Raising ceremony.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

The rally began at 3 p.m., where Borough President Richards took the stage to honor and reflect on the Knicks\u2019 many decades of struggle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will never forget this team or this moment, and I definitely will never forget this feeling of community with each and every one of you,\u201d Richards said. \u201cUnderneath those orange and blue skies, New York City and Queens, we are now in NBA champions again, baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Borough President Richards, the event included remarks from Allan Houston, a former Knicks player and two-time NBA All-Star, along with Ron Naclerio, the legendary boys basketball coach at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School and New York State\u2019s all-time winningest high school basketball coach.<\/p>\n

\"AttendeesAttendees wore Knicks jerseys and caps to the Knicks Championship Rally and Flag Raising ceremony.Photo by Ramy Mahmoud<\/p>\n

Houston thanked Borough President Richards for inviting him to the rally, echoing his sentiment that the Knicks\u2019 championship represents a broader perseverance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he said something that really resonated with me, [which] is that there are certain principles, there are certain things that lead to winning,\u201d Houston said. \u201cThe trophy, the crown, is a piece of metal that represents the struggle, the joy, the work, the dedication, not only that those players went through, but that you have gone through as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Attendees adorned in Knicks attire were also treated to a performance by Kyah Baby, a Queens hip-hop artist known for her song \u201cNY Knicks Energy\u201d and her feature on \u201cWelcome to the Garden (Queens Mix),\u201d with entertainment from another Queens artist, DJ Nett.<\/p>\n

The rally culminated with Borough President Richards and others raising a New York Knicks World Champions flag on the flagpole in front of Queens Borough Hall.<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Ramy Mahmoud.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Facilitated by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., the event aimed to unite fans from across the borough…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281032,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[54629,107829,107830,107831,9,24,1104,63,122,51898,19471,124,123,47033],"class_list":["post-281031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-allan-houston","tag-dj-nett","tag-knicks-championship-rally-and-flag-raising","tag-kyah-baby","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-borough-hall","tag-queens-borough-president-donovan-richards-jr","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-ron-naclerio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}