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‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish’ — the Knicks chant capturing New York’s soul

JL;DR SUMMARY New York City is currently alive with the excitement surrounding the New York Knicks' run in the NBA finals for the first time since 1999. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureNew York CityDiversityCommunityUnityBagelChantKnicksNba Finals

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"A diverse crowd of Knicks fans watch at one of the massive watch parties amassing on New York Citys streets."
San Antonio, Texas, United States
"watching the first two games of the best-of-seven finals pitting the Knicks against the San Antonio Spurs at sports bars where fire codes are being flagrantly broken and attendees have brought drums to assist in leading chants."
Queens, New York, United States
"Shekar Krishnan, a city councilman from Queens, walked onto the main stage at Gov Ball to lead the crowd in a rousing rendition of the chant."

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