It's nothing but orange and blue in Lower Manhattan today.
The New York Knicks are celebrating their historic NBA championship with a parade expected to draw over one million people to Manhattan's Financial District.
Broadway's Canyon of Heroes, the 12-block stretch that hosted the parade, runs through the city's Financial District, which also includes Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange, and the headquarters of major financial companies, as well as the Business Insider offices.
The ticker-tape parade traveled one mile from Battery Park at the tip of Manhattan to City Hall, where Mayor Zohran Mamdani received the champions for a ceremony.
It's the first ticker-tape parade in the Knicks history, and it comes after a 53-year NBA championship drought. The team clinched the title on Saturday after a 94-90 win against the San Antonio Spurs in the fifth game of the finals series.
See how fans celebrated — and how workers in the district fared among the chaos.
Workers in the Financial District had a very orange-and-blue commute on Thursday.
Thousands of Knicks fans gathered near Wall Street for the ticker tape parade.Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Over one million Knicks fans were expected to gather in the streets of Lower Manhattan to celebrate the team's NBA championship win.
The Knicks parade filled the streets of Lower Manhattan on Thursday morning.TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP via Getty Images
It was the Knicks' first win in 53 years and the first celebrated with a ticker-tape parade.
Fans filled the streets in their orange-and-blue gear for the parade.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
"It may well be the largest parade in New York City history," Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
A vendor sold merchandise near the Knicks parade route.Bloomberg/Getty Images
Some fans arrived early from across the NYC metropolitan area.
Fans showed off their Knicks gear during the parade.Bloomberg/Getty Images
"We've been waiting our whole lives," Jason Hulse, who came from New Jersey with his family at 5 a.m., told Business Insider. "I'm 36 years old. I've been waiting 36 [expletive] years."
Fans gathered for the first ticker-tape parade in the Knicks franchise history, despite their two championships in 1970 and 1973.Bloomberg/Getty Images
Viewing pens along Broadway opened at 6 a.m. By 8 a.m., the city announced the pens were full and began limiting traffic.
Thousands of fans lined Broadway for Thursday's ticker tape parade.Adam Gray/Getty Images
Major subway stations in the Financial District had reduced exits and saw service disruptions.
Fans gathered between skyscrapers to attend the parade.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
At Fulton Street, NYPD officers had designated exits for workers in the area, who had to show their work identifications to get through.
NYPD presence was heightened for the Knicks parade in New York City.NYPD
The city announced at 8 a.m. that subways would not stop south of Canal Street, and an hour later said the Brooklyn Bridge was closed.
Fans gathered on top of vehicles ahead of the Knicks parade.Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
"You should've taken PTO," some fans told workers commuting. "It's a holiday."
Views of the Knicks parade from the Business Insider office.Kristine Villarroel/Business Insider
Despite a crowded commute, workers with offices overlooking the parade route enjoyed the city's hottest perk for the day.
Workers with an office view celebrated the parade from their workplaces.Adam Gray/Getty Images
The excitement reached the Business Insider office, which overlooks Broadway, as well.
Business Insider staffers watched from inside One Liberty Plaza.Kristine Villarroel/Business Insider
Near the route, some fans were climbing to wherever they could find better views.
Fans cheered as some climbed trees for better views of the parade.Kristine Villarroel/Business Insider
Others turned barricades into ladders.
Fans sit on the One Liberty Plaza ledge during the Knicks parade in New York City.Kristine Villarroel/Business Insider
Eden Rock Charles, the son of fan Zamien "Top" Charles, was lifted up to the ledge as well.
Eden Rock Charles waves from a building ledge at One Liberty Plaza during the Knicks parade.Kristine Villarroel/Business Insider
"In 30 years, when he's older, I want him to think, 'I remember my dad took me, and it was crazy,''' Zamien Charles told Business Insider.
Fans gathered to witness a historic parade.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
In the crowd, some people were passing out and requesting medical assistance.
An ambulance got stuck in the crowds on Church St. in the Financial District of Manhattan.Andy Sonnenberg
The Knicks clinched the title Saturday with a 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs during Game 5.
Karl-Anthony Towns of the New York Knicks celebrates during the ticker-tape parade with New York Governor Kathy Hochul.Adam Gray/Getty Images
The championship was the first time in more than a generation that fans saw the Knicks win the title.
Khalil Seifullah's mother, Annie, painted his face before the New York Knicks ticker tape parade.Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images
Fans chanted "MVP" as team captain Jalen Brunson celebrated the title at the parade.
Jalen Brunson celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy during the Knicks parade.Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined the celebrations, riding one of the parade floats with player OG Anunoby.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and OG Anunoby are seen on a float during the Knicks Championship ticker-tape parade.Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images
The mayor hosted a celebration ceremony at City Hall after the parade.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands with the city's first lady, Rama Duwaji, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul at the Knicks ceremony.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Some fans, like Emily Wheland and Kiana Lang from the Albany area, traveled hours through the early morning to get to the celebrations.
Fans began gathering in Lower Manhattan in the early morning ahead of the parade.Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images
"This right here is picking the whole city's spirits up," Wheland told Business Insider.
Fans climbed up poles in celebration ahead of the Knicks parade.Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images
Hulse added, "When my life flashes before my eyes when I'm on my deathbed, this will definitely be one of them flashes."
Some Knicks fans got emotional talking about the significance of the win.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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