Nat Towson
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But more than just the Knicks winning...
It is the insane solidarity I've seen in this city.
And there's a quote from the mayor gave an amazing... Let me get started.
I watched the parade from the Woolworth building.
I had to fight my way through a crowd.
I was attacked by police multiple times for trying to get to an office building that I was invited to go to.
I also watched an enormous number of people behave largely...
Non-violently, just have fun.
And at the end of the parade, the mayor gave this great speech and he said this line.
I want to read it to make sure I get it right.
But he said, so often when the city comes together, it's because we're forced to by a moment of pure tragedy or adversity.
What a gift it is to be brought together by pure, unfiltered joy.
And I think that's so important because, again, sports culture can be seen as frivolous.
I certainly thought about it that way for a long time in my life.
And I do still think it's odd when a head coach getting replaced has the same type font size as an Iran deal headline.
This was a huge demonstration in the value of community, of local culture.
Two million people came to that parade with basically no major consequences of, you know, a little property damage, which given the amount of people is inevitable.
And, you know, a man OD'd on top of a scaffolding and EMTs climbed up and saved his life.
I mean, it was incredible.