Ecstatic Knicks fans filled the streets of New York, whooping and cheering and congratulating each other after the Knicks’ first NBA championship win in over 50 years. Local bars, clubs, and pizza parlors were overflowing with patrons (many of them standing) to catch the game as the Knicks battled the Spurs in Game five.
Those willing to pay a cover charge could watch from the rooftop at 230 Fifth Avenue, with the backdrop of a blue and orange Empire State Building. At the watch party up there, it was standing room only, with 50-60 people on the top deck. But the beautiful rooftop’s outdoor screens were only about five feet across, so many gathered around their tables to watch the game from a smartphone.
