Intro for June 18, 2026

Dear Gossips, By the time you're reading this, the Knicks parade will be happening in NYC. The ticker-tape parade was invented in New York City, it's become a New York City tradition, along the Canyon of Heroes, and today the city's basketball team will be celebrated by its citizens, the first time in franchise history since there were no parades in the 70s for their previous championships. Viewing areas were already full hours before the parade kicked off with people camping out overnight. New Yorkers are saying they've never seen the subway so packed. At City Hall, the team will . . .