The New York Liberty will celebrate their first WNBA title with a parade down the Canyon of Heroes and multiple celebrations afterward. Here’s what to know about the events.
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Where and when is the Liberty victory parade?
The parade will start at Battery Park at 10 a.m. Thursday and continue down Broadway until it reaches City Hall. This well-known stretch of road is known as the Canyon of Heroes and has hosted more than 200 ticker tape parades since the 1800s.
The Liberty will also host a celebration immediately afterward at City Hall. Then at 7 p.m., the team will throw another party with fans at Barclays Center.
How to attend the post-parade celebrations:
The City Hall and Barclays Center celebrations will be ticketed events, for which fans can sign up online at the Liberty website. Immediately after clinching the title, the team said tickets to the Barclays event would be free.
“This Championship is not only for us and New York City — it’s for all Liberty Loyals and our Brooklyn community! We are honored to celebrate at the iconic Canyon of Heroes, and also come together with our passionate fans at our home in Brooklyn,” Liberty CEO Keia Clarke said. “The community in the borough has embraced us wholeheartedly since we began playing at Barclays Center and we want to share this moment with them.”
Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty defeat the Minnesota Lynx during Game Five of the WNBA Finals on Sunday. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
What are the best places to see the parade?
Unless you have access to one of the office buildings along the Canyon of Heroes, the best place to see the parade is from street level on Broadway. The entire parade route is less than a mile, and all viewing points along the road are about equally good. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-60s with little cloud cover or chance of rain.
The parade will also be broadcast locally on CBS, NBC and Fox, with coverage starting at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday’s parade will be the first in the Canyon of Heroes since 2021, when health care heroes and essential workers were honored after the COVID-19 pandemic. The last sports team to enjoy a ticker tape parade was the 2019 U.S. women’s soccer team, which won the World Cup.
The most recent New York sports team to traverse the Canyon of Heroes was the New York Giants after their February 2012 Super Bowl win — though the Liberty could soon be joined by the Yankees.