Security Screening and Prohibited Items

All parade attendees will be screened. Pens will open at 6 AM.

No bags will be allowed.

Other prohibited items include:

• Glass or metal water bottles (plastic water bottles allowed)
• Bats/batons
• Bicycles or scooters
• Chairs
• Coolers
• Drones
• Backpacks
• Pets
• Strollers
• Umbrellas
• Weapons

Access for Residents and Workers in Area

Individuals who work in office buildings along routes will be allowed entry into those buildings with proper building identification.

Individuals who live in the area will be able to access their residences with proper identification. 

Access Points to Parade Route

The following locations are access points to the parade route:

• Church Street and Barclay Street
• Church Street and Cortlandt Street
• Church Street and Dey Street
• Church Street and Fulton Street
• Church Street and Liberty Street
• Church Street and Murray Street
• Church Street and Park Place
• Church Street and Thomas Street
• Church Street and Warren Street
• Nassau Street and John Street
• Nassau Street and Ann Street
• Nassau Street and Liberty Street
• Nassau Street and Maiden Lane
• Nassau Street and Cedar Street
• Nassau Street and Pine Street
• New Street and Exchange Place
• New Street and Wall Street
• Trinity Place and Cedar Street
• Trinity Place and Exchange Alley
• Trinity Place and Morris Street
• Trinity Place and Rector Street
• Trinity Place and Thames Street
• Washington Street and Morris Street/Battery Place

Driving and Parking Restrictions

Starting at 7 PM on Wednesday, June 17, parking will not be allowed south of Canal Street. Cars will be towed if they are not removed. 

Starting at 7 AM on Thursday, June 18, south of Canal Street will be shut down to vehicular traffic from the Hudson River to the East River. The FDR and West Side Highway will remain open.

Traffic coming off the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan will only be able to go northbound on the FDR. Pedestrians will be able to use the walkway.

Consider alternate routes and allow for additional travel time.

Ferry Service

Staten Island Ferry service will run every 15 minutes between 7 AM and 9 AM and between 1 PM and 4 PM to accommodate Staten Islanders attending the parade.

Public Transit 

Starting at 4:30 AM on Thursday, June 18, the following subway stations will be closed. They will reopen following the parade and ceremony at City Hall.

• Wall Street (4, 5)
• City Hall (R, W)

The following stations will be open:

• Bowling Green (4, 5)
• Fulton (4, 5, J, Z, 2, 3)
• Brooklyn Bridge (4, 5, 6)
• Chambers St (J, Z)
• Park Place (2, 3)

New York City will give away 600 free tickets to Thursday’s City Hall ceremony celebrating the New York Knicks' NBA championship. 

A public lottery for tickets was held until 11 AM on Wednesday, June 17. The lottery is now closed.

The lottery will select 300 winners. Each winner will be notified and will receive two tickets.

The ceremony will begin at noon on City Hall Plaza and will feature speeches, musical performances and a special presentation honoring the team’s championship season. Mayor Mamdani will also present the New York Knicks with Keys to the City in recognition of their historic achievement. 

Get more information at Knicks.com/CeremonySweeps.