Ticker-tape parade for NY Liberty to take place Thursday

Ticker-tape parade for New York Liberty to take place Thursday morning

By Estefania Hernandez New York City

UPDATED 4:45 PM ET Oct. 21, 2024 PUBLISHED 12:47 PM ET Oct. 21, 2024 PUBLISHED 12:47 PM EDT Oct. 21, 2024

The city will host a ticker-tape parade to honor the WNBA champion New York Liberty on Thursday at 10 a.m., Mayor Eric Adams said Monday on X.

The parade will start in Battery Park and head north to the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway, the New York Liberty said in a press release. A ceremony at City Hall will take place after the parade ends.

A fan event will also be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn at 7 p.m. Thursday, the team said.

The parade is open and free for fans to attend, but fans wishing to attend the ceremony at City Hall and the fan celebration at Barclays Center will need to claim tickets online.

Thursday we are going ALL the way up for our Championship Celebrations! 🎊

Visit the link for more info on the victory parade and how to get tickets for the City Hall Ceremony and our Celebration in BK!🗽

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— New York Liberty (@nyliberty) October 21, 2024

The Liberty clinched their first WNBA title Sunday night with a 67-62 overtime victory over the Minnesota Lynx in a winner-take-all Game 5 of the WNBA Finals.

Thursday will mark the city’s first ticker-tape parade since July 2021, when one was held to honor health care and other essential workers for their work during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.