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Alicia Keys, a product of Hell\u2019s Kitchen, was singing her New York anthem. You know the words, \u201cLet\u2019s hear it for Newww Yorrrk.\u201d There\u2019s not a stage in the world Keys can\u2019t own, but it felt especially poignant at City Hall after being introduced by Mike Breen, the famous voice from Yonkers.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

The rendition culminated a long and hectic celebration of the 2026 NBA champions while underscoring the real theme of Thursday\u2019s ceremony: New York City, for the few weeks that spanned an improbable playoff run until Keys shut down City Hall, was alive, thrilled, united.<\/p>\n

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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\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

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