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A Generation Joins the Party  And Shakes The Suffering By ELLEN YAN and JONAH E. BROMWICH The New York Times - Mercoledì 10 giugno 2026 Pagina B11 New Yorkers under 30 have a notion of the suffering that older fans had endured, but are much more focused on celebrating a charge toward an N.B.A. championship. The line outside Pig Beach, a sprawling barbecue joint in Queens, is full of young people dressed in blue and orange and white. The oldest of the young are 30. They were toddlers during the last Knicks ascension. They flow into the bar toward a large screen in the backyard where Game 1 of the N.B.A. finals is showing. Unlike their elders, they are confident that the Knicks are going to win. Older generations have spent the last few weeks recalling past Knicks glory and the more recent pileup of failures. The 30-and-unders know that song. “It’s 30 years of suffering,” Mark Santiago, 29, from the Bronx, said. “All we know is pain.” But that is not entirely true. It has not been t...

Maia Coleman Jonah E. Bromwich and Nate Schweber contributed reporting The New York Times - Domenica 7 giugno 2026 Pagina 24 A viewing party outside Madison Square Garden, where several thousand Knicks fans had gathered to watch Game 2 of the N.B.A. finals, erupted into chaos on Friday night after the Knicks won. Revelers scaled light poles and food carts, blocked traffic and, in one case, punched a police officer in the face, according to the authorities. The New York Police Department said it took a total of 26 people into custody as the party escalated, arresting 17 people and releasing another nine with court summonses for disorderly conduct. Several people resisted arrest or otherwise refused to comply with police orders, the department said. And one person, who has not been publicly identified, punched a 23-year-old female police officer in the face after jumping a barrier into a blocked-off area. The same person later bit a different officer, a police union leader said in a stat...

With Knicks Near Title, Manic Scene Awaits Jonah E. Bromwich, Dana Rubinstein, William K. Rashbaum The New York Times - Lunedì 8 giugno 2026 Pagina 1 In any venue, President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City might dominate the spotlight, especially if the two happened to be at the same place at the same time. But on Monday, the two heavyweights from New York will be side attractions at best, watching with the rest of a sold-out Madison Square Garden as the city’s prevailing megastars — the Knicks — return for Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals. The team’s success has transformed the energy of the city, whipping it into an irrepressible froth of orange and blue excitement, with each game at the Garden becoming a magnet for celebrities, political leaders and superfans — both inside and outside the arena. The Knicks are returning to the most famous basketball arena in the world having won 13 games in a row, the last four on the road, with a championship in reach for the first time...