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Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced an open lottery for ecstatic New York Knicks fans to get free tickets to a Championship Ceremony at City Hall after a celebratory ticker-tape parade.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Knicks belong to New York City. And this championship belongs to the people who waited 53 years for it,\u201d Mamdani wrote on X.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re giving away 600 free tickets to Thursday\u2019s Championship Ceremony at City Hall following the ticker-tape parade.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sweepstakes opened on Tuesday evening and will close on Wednesday at 11 a.m., the Hizzoner said. New Yorkers will know if they were randomly selected for two tickets to the ceremony on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Knicks\u2019 Championship Ceremony will take place live on the City Hall Plaza in Lower Manhattan and feature unspecified \u201cspeeches and musical performances.\u201d Knicks players will also be awarded keys to the city.<\/p>\n

The ceremony will kick off at noon on Thursday, two hours after a ticker-tape parade for the Big Apple to revel in the hometown team\u2019s historic\u00a0NBA Finals victory over the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n

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The parade will begin around Battery Park and travel about a mile north on Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes before reaching City Hall.<\/p>\n

Revelers can line up across Broadway for the best view of the parade.<\/p>\n

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More information about security measures, specific street closures, and possible performances is expected later in the week before Thursday\u2019s festivities.<\/p>\n

The celebrations were scheduled after the NBA champs sent thousands into the streets across New York City on Saturday night, with everyone from MTA bus drivers to firefighters joining the frenzy.<\/p>\n

The historic moment marked the first NBA title for the Knicks since 1973, following near misses in 1994 and 1999.<\/p>\n

Read more Knicks\u2019 NYC ticker-tape championship parade: Everything to know, full route, schedule, weather forecast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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