Unifying Knicks parade moment exactly what team — and city — deserved

Alicia Keys, a product of Hell’s Kitchen, was singing her New York anthem. You know the words, “Let’s hear it for Newww Yorrrk.” There’s not a stage in the world Keys can’t own, but it felt especially poignant at City Hall after being introduced by Mike Breen, the famous voice from Yonkers.

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At some point, Keys left her piano and took the performance to the section of Knicks players, where Jose Alvarado, a Brooklyn product, danced and sang with the most emotion.

The rendition culminated a long and hectic celebration of the 2026 NBA champions while underscoring the real theme of Thursday’s ceremony: New York City, for the few weeks that spanned an improbable playoff run until Keys shut down City Hall, was alive, thrilled, united.

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The boroughs won together, they hugged each other after Game 5 in San Antonio, then they gathered together Thursday for what was one of the largest parades in the city’s history.

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