Jun 14, 2026
The historic Knicks championship win, defeating the San Antonio Spurs still felt unreal for many New Yorkers Sunday. Tens of thousands of fans took over the streets of Manhattan celebrating overnight. From Times Square to Harlem to the West Village, fans were living in the moment. But there wa s also some destruction. The New York City Police Dept. reports over 60 people were arrested. Buses were set on fire. And fireworks were reported being set off across the five boroughs. “I’m such a proud Knicks fan, I’ve been searching all of the city for a daily newspaper, said Jay King, who held up a copy of Sunday’s Daily News. “I bought one off a news person, gave him about triple more the price… putting this on my wall.” Outside Madison Square Garden Sunday, Knicks fans were still celebrating, proudly sporting their blue and orange and still basking in the glow of Saturday night’s historic victory. Sumeet Chachlani was up until 4:00 Sunday morning, converting his BMW into a shrine to the Knicks and the “New York or nowhere” slogan. He says he’s getting a huge reaction. “People are yelling, people are dancing, people are like ‘let’s go Knicks,’ people are like ‘I love the car, I love it.’” The streets of New York were electric Saturday, with thousands of revelers flooding Manhattan. From Midtown to the Village, the euphoria was unmatched. “Beautiful chaos,” said King. “Everyone is just so happy, no matter race, creed whatever, it’s just beautiful chaos.” But the chaos kept the NYPD busy. Five school buses were set on fire. A 17-year-old was shot in Times Square. 4 people were slashed or stabbed and 10 police officers were injured. Police arrested 63 people. Officials say 10 members of the NYPD got hurt, including one officer who was punched in the face. “The violence — I don’t condone that,” King told NBC New York. “We don’t condone the violence. The bus company — their insurance will pay that out. Happy nobody got burned,” he added. Evelyn added that the “school bus on fire — that’s probably going a little bit too far. But to see people going crazy, people were crying, I was crying it’s amazing.” ...read more read less
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