New Yorkers are celebrating the New York Liberty’s WNBA championship win with a ticker-tape parade.
Photo by Dylan Christie
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The New York Liberty will celebrate their first-ever WNBA Championship in true New York City fashion this morning with a ticker tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes in Lower Manhattan.
The festivities are set to get underway at about 10 a.m., as Liberty team members, marching bands and other dignitaries head north along Broadway from Battery Park to City Hall. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers will line the streets to greet them while the champs are showered from above with confetti and shredded paper from the nearby office buildings.
At the parade’s conclusion, the Liberty will be feted with a City Hall celebration at about noon, but the fun won’t end there. The Liberty will cross the bridge back to Brooklyn later on Thursday night for a party at their Barclays Center home court.
In defeating the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday night, the Liberty brought home not only their first WNBA crown in their 28-year history, but also the first professional basketball championship New York has had since the 1973 Knicks won the NBA Championship 51 years ago.
Throughout the day, Brooklyn and our sister site, amNewYork, will bring you live coverage from the parade — all the sights and sounds from the historic celebration. Check back later for updates!
