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Knicks to Receive First Ticker-Tape Parade in Over 50 Years

New York City is preparing to host a ticker-tape parade for the Knicks, marking the first such celebration for the team in over 50 years. Despite winning NBA titles in 1970 and 1973, the team was not honored with a traditional parade due to budget constraints and a shift in mayoral policy under John Lindsay, who favored smaller, less disruptive events. Current Mayor Zohran Mamdani anticipates this parade could be the largest in the city's history, with festivities planned along the "Canyon of Heroes." AI

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Knicks to Receive First Ticker-Tape Parade in Over 50 Years

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jennifer Peltz, Nick Lichtenberg, The Associated Press ·

    The Knicks have won 3 NBA titles, but their first parade was held up for 55 years by a budget crisis and a rejected $372 expense report

    Thursday's ticker-tape celebration will be the first for a Knicks championship — denied twice in the '70s by a cost-cutting mayor.