NEW YORK – After the New York Knicks clinched the National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship tonight, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced that New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and City Hall ceremony honoring the team and awarding Keys to the City on Thursday, June 18. The celebration will mark the first ticker-tape parade.
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The original announcement was published by NYC Mayor on June 13, 2026. BigNY links to the official source so readers can review the full context directly.
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NEW YORK – After the New York Knicks clinched the National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship tonight, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced that New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and City Hall ceremony honoring the team and awarding Keys to the City on Thursday, June 18. The celebration will mark the first ticker-tape parade.
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