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Historic Knicks NBA championship has New Yorkers dancing in the streets: ‘Unifying the world’

By: Steven Vago · Fenix Suriel · Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

15 June 2026 at 11:00

The New York Knicks' first NBA title in 53 years has turned the Big Apple into a giant party.

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Fans cheering and holding their arms up in the air at an NBA Finals watch party outside Madison Square Garden.

Two Knicks fans smiling and celebrating, a man in a jersey and a woman pulling at the front of her t-shirt.

New York Post front page with the headline "CHAMPS!" and an image of Knicks fans celebrating with the NBA Finals trophy.

A New York City MTA bus driver dances to celebrate the New York Knicks win of the NBA finals.

New York Knicks fans reacting after the team won Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals.

Knicks fans celebrating a win by lifting one person into the air in Times Square, New York City.

Jordan Clarkson, wearing a 2025 NBA Champions hat, leans out of a car.

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns #32 celebrates with his teammates after winning the NBA Championship.

A Knicks fan in a jersey holding a large cardboard cut-out of a face with "New York" written on it, celebrating a victory.

NY Post’s front page becomes instant classic after Knicks’ historic win: ‘It’s a keepsake’

By: Steven Vago · Fenix Suriel · Caitlin McCormack

14 June 2026 at 23:26

"It's crazy. My phone battery died from answering if we have it.''

Basketball players celebrating with the championship trophy, published on the front page of the New York Post with the headline "CHAMPS!" and "Knicks fans rejoice as team wins first title in 53 years."

A four-shelf display rack featuring magazines and newspapers.

Max Kahn, 34, of Brooklyn New York buys one of the last copies of the Knicks champs cover at a bodega on Court Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, on June 14, 2026. (

A white handwritten "POST & DAILY NEWS (both) sold OUT." sign in a clear plastic display case.

An eye-level shot inside a convenience store shows a black display rack with lollipops, granola bars, gum, and stacks of newspapers on its shelves.

A large stack of toilet paper, primarily Scott 1000, in a store aisle, with newspapers in a wire rack and red shopping baskets on the floor.