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Triumph of the underdogs: New Yorkers are reveling in the Knicks and Mamdani
From watching their team win to watching their mayor in the nosebleeds, residents are feeling hopeful New York City, hardly a city deprived of energy, is having a moment. In the past two weeks, the bars have been even more packed than ...
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From watching their team win to watching their mayor in the nosebleeds, residents are feeling hopeful New York City, hardly a city deprived of energy, is having a moment. In the past two weeks, the bars have been even more packed than ...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Triumph of the underdogs: New Yorkers are reveling in the Knicks and Mamdani, From watching their team win to watching their mayor in the nosebleeds, residents are feeling hopeful New York City, hardly a city deprived of energy, is having a moment. In the past two weeks, the bars have been even more packed than usual. Several nights a week, usually at around 11pm, there has been a seemingly synchronized honking of horns. Walking around the city, it doesn’t take long to find out why. People wearing New York Knicks jerseys are high-fiving each other, and Knicks flags fly from cars, windows and bodegas, as people celebrate the team reaching the NBA finals – and having the chance to overcome five decades of (mostly) failure. Continue reading…
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