NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – New York City is holding a ticker-tape parade along Broadway’s “Canyon of Heroes” on Thursday to celebrate the New York Liberty’s first WNBA championship.

Into the 1960s, ticker-tape parades began to be viewed as disruptive and routine, so after Mayor John Lindsay took office in 1966, they were only reserved for special occasions.

New York is once again celebrating the victorious US Women's National Soccer Team with a time-honored Big Apple tradition: the ticker-tape parade. This year's parade will take place on July 10 ...