NYC co-names streets after New York Knicks players
All photos courtesy of NYC DOT
In commemoration of the team’s first NBA championship in over 50 years, New York City has temporarily co-named streets in Manhattan for every player on the 2026 New York Knicks. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) on Monday unveiled 18 new blue-and-orange signs installed at locations across Sixth and Seventh Avenues. The signs feature a player’s name and jersey number, which corresponds to the street where it’s installed, creating a “championship route through the heart of Manhattan,” according to the city.
“This championship belongs to every fan who packed our parks and plazas and every neighbor who high-fived a stranger after another impossible comeback,” Mamdani said.
“These street signs are a tribute to the players who delivered the championship generations of fans waited their whole lives to see and the city that stood behind them every step of the way. Long after the confetti is gone, New Yorkers will be able to walk these streets and remember the team that brought our city so much joy. Knicks in five.”
Last year, the city co-named several streets ahead of the team’s 2025 playoff run, which some fans felt jinxed the Knicks, who soon after lost to the Pacers in the Conference Finals. This time, the city waited until after the team’s first-ever ticker-tape parade ended.
“This New York Knicks team brought so much life to our streets during their magical playoff run, so it’s only right we return the favor,” DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn said.
“With each postseason win, more and more New Yorkers came together in the streets, on sidewalks and in plazas to watch the Knicks play and celebrate their improbable comebacks. New Yorkers will never forget this historic championship run or the players that brought them together for the most joyful 10 weeks we’ve ever experienced.”
Each street sign will remain up for four weeks. Find the Knicks-co-named streets at the locations below:
- Jordan Clarkson #00: Sixth Avenue and West Houston Street
- Dillon Jones #1: Sixth Avenue and Bleeker Street
- Miles “Deuce” McBride #2: Sixth Avenue and Minetta Lane
- Josh Hart #3: Sixth Avenue and West 3rd Street
- Pacôme Dadiet #4: Sixth Avenue and West 4th Street
- Jose Alvarado #5: Sixth Avenue and Washington Place
- OG Anunoby #8: Sixth Avenue and West 8th Street
- Kevin McCullar Jr.# 9: Sixth Avenue and West 9th Street
- Jalen Brunson #11: Seventh Avenue South and West 11th Street
- Tyler Kolek #13: Seventh Avenue and West 13th Street
- Jeremy Sochan #20: Seventh Avenue and West 20 th Street
- Mitchell Robinson #23: Seventh Avenue and West 23rd Street
- Mikal Bridges #25: Seventh Avenue and West 25th Street
- Karl-Anthony Towns #32: Seventh Avenue and West 32nd Street
- Landry Shamet #44: Sixth Avenue and West 44th Street
- Trey Jemison III #50: Seventh Avenue and West 50th Street
- Mohamed Diawara #51: Seventh Avenue and West 51st Street
- Ariel Hukporti #55: Seventh Avenue and West 55th Street
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