New York, New York - The New York Knicks' NBA championship parade took over New York City on Thursday, bringing millions into the streets in lower Manhattan. TAG24 NEWS was live at the scene.

Thursday morning saw triumphant chaos in NYC, as Knicks fans flooded the streets to catch a glimpse of the NBA Finals champions at their ticker-tape homecoming parade.

The Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 on Saturday to win the NBA Finals series 4-1. Their first championship title in 53 years sent celebrations throughout the five boroughs.

Subway stations at Chambers and Fulton Streets were shut down and bypassed by 9 AM ET on the morning commute, as fans struggled to get a viewing spot on the parade route hours earlier.

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The parade started at 10 AM, beginning at Battery Park and traveling uptown to City Hall, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani presented the team with the keys to the city.

By around 8 AM, all viewing spots for the parade had reached capacity, but fans continued to flood nearby streets to keep the celebrations alive.

A sea of orange and blue awaited the players, including MVP and team captain Jalen Brunson, who began their journey at the Battery.

As the team made its way towards City Hall, Knicks fans continued to cheer, dance, and scale plenty of poles in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the champs.

OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Towns were among the first players to enter the parade, along with Mayor Mamdani.

Brunson brought his wife and young daughter to join in the festivities, while center Mitchell Robinson thrilled fans by keeping his promise to bring his famous truck into the parade.

At City Hall, Mamdani hailed New York's historic Finals victory, delivering a passionate speech while donning a Josh Hart jersey under his blazer.

"We waited without ever knowing if this day would come, and we waited because we knew deep down in our sick, suffering hearts that it would," he told the crowd.

The mayor declared that the Knicks, who had not won the Finals for more than 50 years, earned their long-awaited victory with the true NYC spirit.

"What is New York if not your back up against the wall, a dream that feels just out of reach, a rent payment you don't know how you'll ever make, 99.6% of the world stacked against you?" Mamdani asked.

"And who are New Yorkers if not people who hear those odds and smile and ask: why are you giving me a head start?"

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