2 million fans packed Lower Manhattan for Knicks parade. NYPD says most were peaceful. ^31.8%

Gothamist - By Charles Lane - 6/18/2026, 8:37 PM

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Millions of Knicks fans leaving Lower Manhattan’s ticker-tape parade dispersed Thursday with minimal commotion and 13 arrests, according to the NYPD. NYPD Chief of Department Michael LiPetri estimated the crowd to be more than 2 million people. Officials did not say how he arrived at that estimate but said the department’s aviation unit... more