Confetti for the Knicks!

This Thursday Lower Manhattan will celebrate the New York Knicks’ first NBA Championship in 53 years on June 18 at 10 a.m. A celebratory ticker-tape parade will stretch along Broadway in honor of NYC basketball. Over 1 million people are expected in Lower Manhattan to celebrate. While we can’t wait to welcome our NBA champions to Lower Manhattan, it’s important to note that this celebration will lead to some disruptions in the neighborhood.

Here is everything we know at this time about the timeline, street closures and what to expect:

Street Closures:

The NYPD will assign a no-parking detail for the parade at midnight on June 18. They will begin vehicle street closures at 8 a.m. on Thursday morning. The entirety of Broadway will be closed from Battery Place through Worth Street, with the parade itself ending at Broadway and Chambers Street. Additional street closures will be on:

• State Street between Whitehall and Battery Place.
• Battery Place between Broadway and West Street.
• Side street closures between Greenwich Street, Trinity Place and Church Street on the west side of the parade and Nassau and Broad streets on the east side of the parade.
• Park Row between Ann Street and the Brooklyn Bridge will be used for official parking.

Please be advised that there will be limited access to deliveries during the event due to crowd sizes and street closures. NYPD may close or limit access to additional streets as needed.

MTA Changes:

Buses will be rerouted during street closures. The City Hall station for the R, N and W lines (at Broadway and Murray Street) will be closed and trains will skip that stop.

At Fulton Center, the Broadway entrance and exits will be closed during the event. This is subject to change depending on the crowd size. Other MTA train lines and subway entrances may be affected.

Route Details:

The parade will gather on Broadway at Battery Place and West Street and begin traveling up Broadway at 10AM. The parade will end at Broadway and Chambers Street near City Hall, where Mayor Mamdani will present the team with the key to the city.