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Everything you need to know about the New York Liberty ticker parade through New York's Canyon of Heroes


Everything you need to know about the New York Liberty ticker parade through New York's Canyon of Heroes

The Liberty conquer Manhattan.

A highly anticipated ticker parade for the WNBA champion New York Liberty will flood the Canyon of Heroes on Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams said.

Adams said in a video message congratulating the team that the parade would begin at 10 a.m. with a ceremony at City Hall to celebrate the team's only honor in New York.

“You have made us proud and we will make you proud,” he said.

The New York Liberty won their first WNBA title on Sunday. Michelle Farsi/New York Post

The Liberty captured the WNBA title on Sunday with a thrilling 67-62 Game 5 overtime win over the Minnesota Lynx at their home stadium at Barclays Center.

Not only was it the first title for the nearly three-decade-old franchise, but it was also New York's first professional basketball championship in nearly 50 years.

The Liberty Parade will begin at 10 a.m. in Battery Park and extend to Broadway, according to an informational text from City Hall.

They will be the first local women's professional sports team to get the ticker tape treatment, although the U.S. women's national team has traveled down the Canyon of Heroes twice after winning the Women's World Cup in 2015 and 2019.

The victory capped an outstanding year for the WNBA and New York City sports teams. New York Post

The city hasn't held a ticker parade for a local team since the Giants defeated the Patriots in the 2012 Super Bowl.

And who is invited to the Liberty Parade?

“You + everyone you know!” The town hall text explains.

The team's quest for the championship was a record year for the WNBA – which saw attendance and fan base explode, thanks in part to star rookie Caitlin Clarke – and for New York sports teams.

The city hasn't hosted a ticker parade for a local team's championship since 2012, when the Giants defeated the Patriots in the Super Bowl. CHAD RACHMAN
After the freedom parade there will be a celebration in the town hall. Chad Rachman/NY Post

While the Liberty were trying to make basketball history, the New York Mets and Yankees were fighting for spots in the MLB World Series. It was sad for Mets fans to see their hopes of playing half of a Subway Series dashed by a 10-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday night.

The Yankees clinched a spot in the World Series with their dramatic win over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday, blowing away the hopes of some — though not all — Big Apple sports fans for another iconic post-Liberty ticker parade awakened the Canyon of Heroes.

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