The NYPD said it planned to deploy 10,000 officers to secure the New York Knicks' ticker-tape parade celebrating the team's first NBA championship in 53 years.
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More than 10,000 officers will be deployed, marking the largest planned event security in NYPD history. Counter-terrorism units, including drone detection, are on high alert. The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to capture the NBA championship. It will the first parade for the franchise as the city didn’t throw a parade for when the team won twice in the 1970s.
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"There will be performances, there will be New Yorkers, there will be the team and there will be history," New York City Mayor The parade is set to start at 10 a.m. ET near Battery Park and make its way up Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes and end at City Hall. Alicia Keys is set to perform at the event.
"We want people to enjoy this moment," New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. "But public safety comes first. " Banners hang above City Hall in New York as preparations take place ahead of the New York Knicks' NBA championship ticker-tape parade on June 17, 2026. A street sign reading"Champions Way" is posted along Broadway, known as the"Canyon of Heroes," ahead of the New York Knicks' ticker-tape parade in New York on June 17, 2026.
NJ Transit and PATH trains Thursday morning to get into the city as officials told reveling fans to come early and be prepared. No bags, glass or metal water bottles, bats/batons, bicycles or scooters, chairs or coolers will be allowed in the event. Those working in office buildings along the parade route will be able to enter them with proper identification as well as those who live in the area as well.
The New York Knicks celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio on June 13, 2026. The City Hall ceremony will be for ticketed fans only.
In addition to the above restrictions, no pets, backpacks, strollers, umbrellas or weapons will be permitted. Fans and residents were told that Bowling Green, Fulton, Brooklyn Bridge, Chambers and Park Place subway stations will be open while Wall Street and City Hall stops will be closed.
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