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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the viral blue and orange 34th Street subway entrance will be kept as is through the end of next year’s NBA season “to keep the celebration going” after the Knicks’ historic Finals win.
The Madison Square Garden station was repainted in the Knicks’ iconic blue and orange scheme June 1 to honor the New York team’s first finals appearance since 1999.
The 34th Street subway entrance will keep its Knicks theme through the end of the 2026-2027 NBA season. James Messerschmidt for the NY PostFans flocked to the station for the perfect photo op, with many telling The Post that the remodel should be permanent.
Hochul appeared to hear the public’s pleas, and Wednesday announced that the station’s decorations will remain through the end of the 2026-2027 NBA season — when the Knicks will defend their coveted title.
Fans flocked to the subway station when it was first repainted on June 1. James Messerschmidt for the NY Post“As we prepare to immortalize this Knicks team in the Canyon of Heroes tomorrow, it is fitting that we preserve this iconic subway entrance into next season to keep the celebrations going. The subway and the Knicks are two of New York’s most cherished institutions and now fans headed to the Garden to see the reigning champions will receive an orange and blue welcome to every game,” Hochul said.
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Oscar-winning director and Knicks megafan Spike Lee flanked Hochul as she made the declaration. Both were decked out in Knicks gear.
“Nothing but orange and blue skies all around us,” Lee said.
The subway station is right outside Madison Square Garden. Courtesy of Xavier Serrano“New York City will be Fun City again,” he added.
MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber teased that preserving the themed entrance will boost the “mojo” that led the Knicks to victory.
The MTA will also run a specially designated “K train” for the Knicks’ ticker-tape parade Thursday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the preservation will “keep the celebration going.” James Messerschmidt for the NY PostThe “K train” will start operations at 7 a.m. with stops stretching from 168th Street to the World Trade Center.
Thursday’s ticker-tape parade will process down the famed Canyon of Heroes — and is projected to be the city’s largest parade ever. Festivities officially kick off in downtown Manhattan at 10 a.m., but access points will open at least four hours earlier.
