Pablo Torre

But it was that moment in particular when I just sort of thought to myself, there are a lot of people here

who don't otherwise care at all about sports, and now they've gotten addicted.

So much of being a New Yorker is a think piece about what qualifies.

And again, both of us born and raised here.

Not a question for us.

Not a question.

But...

The joy, the best part of both the city and the Knicks bandwagon is watching it fill with people who make it better because they weren't here before.

Yes.

And now they are.

And the party is greater because of their enthusiasm.

It is.

And I think there is, like, there's this tendency in sports, and I get it, to apply purity tests.

Can you identify Ronaldo Bachman in a lineup?

The Bangs.

Tyler Kolek.

I like to think there's a little Ron Baker and Tyler Kolek.

Yo, Maciej Lampe might be on a parade float on Thursday.

And he will be applauded like a conquering hero.

There was an Italian restaurant in the Yuzu village, Via della Pace, which I don't even know if it's still open.