How to Watch the Knicks Parade on NYC Traffic Surveillance Cameras
Artist Morry Kolman is livestreaming traffic camera footage to allow fans to watch the New York Knicks championship parade. The project, which began as a way to capture fan energy, also inadvertently documented increased security measures during the team's playoff run.
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The story illustrates the intersection of fan culture, urban surveillance, and creative uses of public data in a modern city.
Photograph: Pool/Getty Images Comment Loader Save Story Save this story Comment Loader Save Story Save this story For the first time in 53 years, New York Knicks fans will be celebrating the team’s NBA championship win with a parade through lower Manhattan. Many New Yorkers will be showing up to party in person on Thursday morning, but not everyone will be able to make it to the event. For those who are celebrating from afar (or begrudgingly stuck at the office while the procession takes place), artist Morry Kolman has an option for you: watching via several traffic cameras along the parade route and surrounding City Hall, where the parade will end.
The article is a human-interest piece about a creative project and does not exhibit political bias.
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