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SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 22: Rose Lavelle #16 of NJ\/NY Gotham FC celebrates after scoring the team’s first goal with teammate Jaelin Howell #7 during the NWSL Championship 2025 final between Washington Spirit and NJ\/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park <\/p>\n
NEW YORK – Gotham FC fans get their victory lap Monday as New York City throws a celebration downtown, capping the club\u2019s NWSL championship win<\/a> over the Washington Spirit with a City Hall ceremony and sky-blue lights across municipal buildings.<\/p>\n Parade time and location <\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n The celebration is Monday, Nov. 24, beginning at 10 a.m. in Lower Manhattan. Gotham FC players, coaches, owners and city officials will take part in a procession from Barclay Street north along Broadway to City Hall, followed by a City Hall ceremony where the team will receive the Key to the City.<\/p>\n How to attend <\/p>\n The city set aside 500 free tickets for public viewing areas in City Hall Plaza, available first-come, first-served online starting 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 23. Each person could request up to two tickets. If you don’t secure a ticket, plan to watch from along the Broadway route and arrive early as crowds are expected.<\/p>\n ORLANDO, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 16: Gabi Jorfao Portilho #18 Emily Sonnett #6, Esther Gonzalez #9, and Midge Purce #23 of the NJ\/NY Gotham FC celebrate after playing the Orlando Pride during a NWSL semi-final match at Inter&Co Stadium on November <\/p>\n What to expect <\/p>\n Expect a short procession up Broadway, celebratory remarks at City Hall and a salute to Gotham FC\u2019s second league title in three years. To mark the win, City Hall and other municipal buildings will be lit sky blue Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights.<\/p>\n Getting there: travel tips <\/p>\n City Hall sits at the north end of the Financial District. Subway options include the 4\/5\/6, J\/Z, R\/W, 1\/2\/3, A\/C within walking distance of the route; allow extra time for street closures and crowding. Consider using transit instead of driving.<\/p>\n The backstory:<\/p>\n Gotham FC captured the 2025 NWSL Championship on Saturday night, defeating the Washington Spirit 1-0 in San Jose to claim their second title in three years.<\/p>\n Midfielder Rose Lavelle scored the lone goal in the 80th minute, firing from close range to seal the win and cap an incredible postseason run for the No. 8 seed. The goal came after Gotham\u2019s steady defensive performance held off one of the league\u2019s top attacks.<\/p>\n Lavelle, a U.S. Women\u2019s National Team and World Cup champion, was named the NWSL Championship MVP for her performance, adding another major honor to her r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n The victory completes a historic playoff run for Gotham FC, who became the first No. 8 seed ever to win the NWSL title. The team knocked out top-seeded Kansas City and defending champion Orlando Pride on their way to the final, showing the same grit that has defined their rise as one of the league\u2019s premier clubs.<\/p>\n The Source: Details about the parade are from the New York City Mayor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n Sports<\/a>New York<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 22: Rose Lavelle #16 of NJ\/NY Gotham FC celebrates after scoring the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,12,56,319,618],"class_list":{"0":"post-49381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-headlines","10":"tag-new-york-news","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-ny","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49381","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=49381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/gettyimages-2247039596-scaled.jpg\")
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