Let’s hear about New York.
Alicia Keys closed out the Knicks Parade at City Hall on Thursday, wearing a rhinestone-encrusted black leather Pelle Pelle jacket, matching leather pants and a diamond-encrusted Rough Rider chain, paying homage to her hometown team and its historic championship.
The Manhattan-born Grammy winner, 45, performed “New York State of Mind” and her and Jay-Z’s 2009 anthem “Empire State of Mind” in front of the audience, Page Six exclusively reported earlier this week.
She slicked her hair back into a twisted double ponytail and sported diamond hoop earrings that grazed her shoulders.
This is the second Knicks-themed costume Keys has released this week. On the final night of the Tribeca Festival on Saturday (which doubled as an impromptu victory party after the team clinched the title), she took to the stage wearing a blue version of the same Pelle Pelle leather jacket.
Created in partnership with Alan Houston’s social influence brand FISLL, the brand’s For the City of Knicks jacket is now available in a limited edition women’s cropped version for $1,675. This piece is heavily embellished with an orange patch, a dazzling “New York” on the front, and a stitched Knicks logo on the back.
Keys, who grew up in Hell’s Kitchen a few blocks from Madison Square Garden, had to miss Game 5 of the team’s finals in San Antonio for the premiere of the documentary “Girl from Hell’s Kitchen.”
But the lifelong Knicks fan then wasted no time in celebrating, sharing a video of fans singing “Empire State of Mind” in the street and writing on Instagram, “New York moment!!!!! @nyknicks are officially world champions.”
On Wednesday, she and forward OG Anunoby posted a FaceTime call on Instagram, teasing today’s performance.
“This is my city. The city is on fire,” she told him. “There is so much love in this city. We are so proud of you.”
The procession, carrying a ticker banner, marched from Battery Park through the Canyon of Heroes to City Hall, where Mayor Zoran Mamdani handed the keys to the city to Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and other team members.
The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to win their first NBA championship in 53 years.
