Knicks Fans Flood New York Streets For Championship Parade

The biggest party of the year just went down in Lower Manhattan -- the New York Knicks held a parade down Broadway to celebrate their NBA Finals championship ... and it was wild!!

The fans were lined up for hours ... but that's nothing compared to the 53 years they had to wait to witness a Larry O'Brien trophy return to NYC. Officials said the area reached full capacity ... and that was hours before it was slated to start!!

The route went through the Canyon of Heroes all the way to City Hall, where the champs are expected to receive keys to the city.

Not only did the players go on foot to give fans a closer look at their trophies, Jalen Brunson also hopped on the mic at the rally to address the team's haters.

Alicia Keys also made an appearance -- performing several New York anthems, including "Empire State of Mind."

There was no way Timothée Chalamet was gonna miss the action ... and he was doing his job hyping up the crowd throughout the event.

There was one hiccup -- City Hall put up some banners to honor the champions ... but accidentally gave Dillon Jones the number that was retired for Patrick Ewing.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani even had a spot on the floats ... and hit a "Lean Back" dance with Karl-Anthony Towns!!!