The New York Police Department plans to deploy 10,000 police officers to secure the ticker-tape parade on Thursday as the city celebrates the teams first title in 53 years.
The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to capture the NBA championship. It will the first parade for the franchise as the city didnt throw a parade for when the team won twice in the 1970s.
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“There will be performances, there will be New Yorkers, there will be the team and there will be history,” New York City Mayor said Monday.
The parade is set to start at 10 a.m. ET near Battery Park and make its way up Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes and end at City Hall. Alicia Keys is set to perform at the event.
“We want people to enjoy this moment,” New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. “But public safety comes first.”
NJ Transit and PATH trains Thursday morning to get into the city as officials told reveling fans to come early and be prepared.
Officials said all attendees will be screened and pens were set to open at 6 a.m. ET.
No bags, glass or metal water bottles, bats/batons, bicycles or scooters, chairs or coolers will be allowed in the event. Those working in office buildings along the parade route will be able to enter them with proper identification as well as those who live in the area as well.
The City Hall ceremony will be for ticketed fans only. In addition to the above restrictions, no pets, backpacks, strollers, umbrellas or weapons will be permitted.
Fans and residents were told that Bowling Green, Fulton, Brooklyn Bridge, Chambers and Park Place subway stations will be open while Wall Street and City Hall stops will be closed.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
