New York wakes up shielded by the Knicks ring celebration

The city of New York woke up this Thursday armored before the reception of the players of the New York Knicks to celebrate his title NBAfor the first time in more than 50 years.

The city council has organized a parade in the south of manhattan for fans and players to celebrate the title.

The route will start in Battery Park and will go up the iconic avenue of broadway during the section known as the Canyon of the Heroes until reaching the Mayor’s Square, where the councilor, Zohran Mamdani, will receive the entire staff.

Access to the spectator areas on the route opened at 06:00 local time (12:00 Spanish time) and around 08:00 local time (14:00 in Spain) the capacity had already been completed.

It is planned that The parade does not start until 10:00 a.m. local time (4:00 p.m. in Spain).

Some fans have come to the area throughout the early morning to secure their space.

The Police Department It closed several streets in the area and some subway stations since Wednesday night.

There is 10,000 agents deployed and many cords of barricades to guarantee security.

Even so, large crowds have occurred in those that were open.

Additionally, all streets south of Canal Street will be closed to traffic and cars will be detoured across the Brooklyn Bridge.

Among the orange and blue tide – the colors of the Knicks – in attendance, a festive mood predominates and the urgency not to miss a historic moment for many generations.

Among the excitement of the fans the chords of ‘Empire State of Mind’, the song of Alicia Keys and Jay-Z which the New Yorker is scheduled to perform at the town hall event.

The Knicks proclaimed themselves NBA champions after beating the San Antonio Spurs 4-1which was the first title of the New York franchise since 1973.