Brunson as 'lord and savior'

Julian Rendon, 26, an IT worker from Port Jefferson, was in Penn Station holding a poster he made of Knicks star Jalen Brunson, depicting the NBA Finals MVP as Jesus.

"Brunson, he's our lord and savior — he literally saved New York," Brunson said as he waited on a friend before heading down to the parade. "If it wasn't for him we wouldn't have won the last game."

Rendon said the train in was packed. "It's very exciting," he said. "We're all super pumped."

"I can't say I've waiting 53 years, because I'm not 53, but it's definitely been a long time. We've never seen anything like this in New York," Rendon said of the Knicks championship win.