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NYPD deploys 10,000 officers for Knicks parade
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and DEA Union President Scott Munro talk nan unprecedented information for nan New York City Knicks title parade. More than 10,000 officers will beryllium deployed, marking nan largest planned arena information successful NYPD history. Counter-terrorism units, including drone detection, are connected precocious alert.
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The New York Police Department plans to deploy 10,000 constabulary officers to unafraid nan New York Knicks’ ticker-tape parade connected Thursday arsenic nan metropolis celebrates nan team’s first title successful 53 years.
The Knicks defeated nan San Antonio Spurs successful 5 games to seizure nan NBA championship. It will nan first parade for nan franchise arsenic nan metropolis didn’t propulsion a parade for erstwhile nan squad won doubly successful nan 1970s.
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New York Knicks fans respond during Game One of nan 2026 NBA Finals against nan San Antonio Spurs astatine Frost Bank Center successful San Antonio, Texas, connected June 3, 2026. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE)
"There will beryllium performances, location will beryllium New Yorkers, location will beryllium nan squad and location will beryllium history," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday.
The parade is group to commencement astatine 10 a.m. ET adjacent Battery Park and make its measurement up Broadway done nan Canyon of Heroes and extremity astatine City Hall. Alicia Keys is group to execute astatine nan event.
"We want group to bask this moment," New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. "But nationalist information comes first."
Banners bent supra City Hall successful New York arsenic preparations return spot up of nan New York Knicks' NBA title ticker-tape parade connected June 17, 2026. (Alyssa Goodman/AP Photo)
A thoroughfare motion reference "Champions Way" is posted on Broadway, known arsenic nan "Canyon of Heroes," up of nan New York Knicks' ticker-tape parade successful New York connected June 17, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
Knicks fans were already on NJ Transit and PATH trains Thursday greeting to get into nan metropolis arsenic officials told reveling fans to travel early and beryllium prepared.
Officials said each attendees will beryllium screened and pens were group to unfastened astatine 6 a.m. ET.
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No bags, solid aliases metallic h2o bottles, bats/batons, bicycles aliases scooters, chairs aliases coolers will beryllium allowed successful nan event. Those moving successful agency buildings on nan parade way will beryllium capable to participate them pinch due recognition arsenic good arsenic those who unrecorded successful nan area arsenic well.
The New York Knicks observe pinch nan Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy aft defeating nan San Antonio Spurs successful Game 5 of nan NBA Finals successful San Antonio connected June 13, 2026. (Darren Abate/AP)
The City Hall ceremonial will beryllium for ticketed fans only. In summation to nan supra restrictions, nary pets, backpacks, strollers, umbrellas aliases weapons will beryllium permitted.
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Fans and residents were told that Bowling Green, Fulton, Brooklyn Bridge, Chambers and Park Place subway stations will beryllium unfastened while Wall Street and City Hall stops will beryllium closed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Ryan Gaydos is simply a elder editor for Fox News Digital.
