NEW YORK - The New York Liberty's first WNBA championship will be celebrated in style with a ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes in New York City. The Liberty's parade will start at 10 a.m. in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, Oct. 24, Mayor Eric Adams announced on X.
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In addition to the parade, the mayor's office said City Hall and these municipal buildings will be lit in seafoam green, matching the Liberty's colors, in celebration Monday night:
- Brooklyn Borough Hall
- The David N. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building in Manhattan
- Queens Borough Hall
- Staten Island Borough Hall
The Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in a thrilling overtime Game 5 to clinch the WNBA Finals at Barclays Center on Sunday. It's New York's first championship in six WNBA Finals appearances since the league's inaugural 1997 season.
The Liberty's 2024 title is New York City's first professional basketball championship since the Knicks won the 1973 NBA Finals.
A much-anticipated ticker-tape parade for WNBA champions the New York Liberty will flood the Canyon of Heroes Thursday, said Mayor Eric Adams.
The Liberty's parade will start at 10 a.m. in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, Oct. 24.
