The MTA said as a throwback to 1973, when the Knicks last won the championship, they will be running a vintage R32 subway car on the A line from Harlem to Lower Manhattan.
The train will run express from 168th Street to Canal Street before terminating at World Trade Center. It started running at 7 a.m.
To celebrate the @nyknicks Championship Parade tomorrow, we’re once again throwing it back to 1973! Tomorrow morning, a vintage R32 will run on the A line from Harlem to lower Manhattan to take Knicks fans to the parade.
Trains will start running at 7 a.m. at 168 St, and run… pic.twitter.com/jq7tgMMKJc
The New York Knicks’ victory tour following their first NBA championship since 1973 made another stop Wednesday night when Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart threw out ceremonial first pitches at Yankee Stadium.
Before the Yankees played the Chicago White Sox, Brunson and Hart were met with a standing ovation and loud cheers from fans as they took the field to a montage of highlights from the title run.
Standing in front of the mound and wearing Yankees pinstripes, Brunson made his toss to backup catcher J.C. Escarra while Hart threw to utilityman Max Schuemann.
Brunson threw out a first pitch for the second time since joining the Knicks. He also did it before a Mets-Yankees game in July 2024 shortly after signing a four-year, $156.5 million contract to stay with the Knicks.
Officials were putting the finishing touches Wednesday on the city’s historic lead car, a Chrysler Imperial Phaeton, which has been used in every parade since 1952.
MTA officials said there are several subway trains skipping stops due to the parade.
The NYPD said all the viewing pens for the parade are full as of 7:24 a.m.
Nobody else will be let in along the parade route.
“As a reminder, if you leave the viewing pens, you will not be allowed reentry,” a social media post from the NYPD stated.
The parade will step off at 10 a.m. near Battery Park and travel north along Broadway before arriving at City Hall, where a ceremony will be held.
Dozens of fans were spotted lining up near the parade access points along the route before 5 a.m.
Although it was early, spirits were high as spectators started cheering and clapping while wearing their Knicks gear.
One fan was even spotted walking down the street waving a Knicks flag.
There will be 10,000 police officers assigned to the Knicks championship parade, the largest number ever for a planned event in New York City’s history.
Police sources say there will be assets that the public will be able to see and assets it won’t see.
The NYPD’s security plan will also feature heavy weapons teams, explosive detection K9s, transportation, transit, highway and aviation officers, as well as the anti-drone squad.
Fans are encouraged to arrive at least two hours early as city officials are expecting thousands of people to attend.
Here are some options via mass transit:
Wall Street station on the 4/5 line and City Hall station on the R/W line closed at 4:30 a.m. and will reopen by approximately 5 p.m.
Trains will stop at the following stations, but some entrances and exits will be closed:
The MTA may add extra trains on the A, J and 1 lines following the parade if necessary.
City officials released a list of items that won’t be allowed at the parade.
