A half-century of waiting has finally come to an end as New York celebrates its first NBA title since 1973, with the Knicks returning home as champions and set to be honored with a historic ticker-tape parade through Lower Manhattan.

Thousands of fans flooded the streets of New York for the Knicks parade, celebrating their first NBA title in more than 50 years.

After more than five decades of waiting, dreaming and pleading, the New York Knicks have finally scaled the mountaintop.