City giving away tickets for New York Liberty ceremony

By Estefania Hernandez New York City

PUBLISHED 12:49 PM ET Oct. 22, 2024 PUBLISHED 12:49 PM EDT Oct. 22, 2024

The city is giving away 125 tickets to Thursday’s ceremony for the WNBA champion New York Liberty at City Hall, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday during his weekly press briefing.

Fans interested in attending must text “LIBERTY TIX” to 917-909-2288 by 5 p.m. Tuesday, the mayor said. Adams said the winners will be contacted Wednesday.

I want you to celebrate @nyliberty’s win with me and the team at City Hall on Thursday (10/24), so we’re giving away 125 tickets to you and a +1 to attend this historic ceremony!

To enter, text “LIBERTY TIX” to 917-909-2288 by 5PM today (10/22). We’ll text winners tomorrow.
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) October 22, 2024

The ceremony at City Hall will immediately follow Thursday morning’s ticker-tape parade .

The ticker-tape parade will start in Battery Park and head north up the Canyon of Heroes along Broadway, the New York Liberty said in a press release. The parade is open and free for fans to attend.

A fan event will also be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn at 7 p.m. Thursday, the team said. Tickets for both the ceremony at City Hall and the celebration at Barclays Center will need to be applied for online.

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.