Big Apple streets were absolutely electric Wednesday night following the Knicks’ historic come-from-behind victory over the Spurs in Game 4 — putting the hometown heroes one game away from their first championship in more than 50 years.
All over the city, strangers became best friends, sharing high-fives and embraces after the game, as throngs of long-suffering fans poured out into the streets for a rare moment of unifying jubilation.
Incredible footage showed an FDNY firetruck slowly rolling down St. Mark’s Place, flanked on either side of the roadway by overjoyed fans as the firefighters inside reached out their arms to high-five, fist-bump, and handshake everyone in sight.
Meanwhile, Terminal 8 at JFK Airport was transformed into a full-blown party as passengers standing around with their luggage watched the final moments of the game, losing their minds in celebration as OG Anunoby nailed the game-winning tip-in with 1.2 seconds on the clock.
Scenes of unbridled joy were unfolding in every direction as the Knicks staged the greatest NBA Finals comeback in the history of the league.
Several blocks in the West Village were completely taken over by cheering fans, who erupted in screams after the game-winning bucket, jumping up and down in celebration both on the streets and fire escapes of nearby buildings.
The rare sighting of the Knicks in the running for a championship gave way to unusual sights around Gotham, including one superfan who projected the game from their second-floor apartment against the white wall of the 4th Avenue-9th Street subway station.
Some fans were so dizzy with excitement they were ready to cheer for anything that happened to land in their field of vision.
Throngs of revelers lining the streets in the Upper West Side started chanting “UPS! UPS!” as a UPS semi truck rolled down the street.
