India, June 18 -- Thousands of New York Knicks fans descended on lower Manhattan early Thursday to celebrate the team's NBA championship, but many were left outside designated viewing areas after the New York Police Department (NYPD) announced they had reached full capacity hours before the parade got underway.

The NYPD said all viewing pens were full by around 7:30 am, despite the championship parade not beginning until 10 am.

"All viewing pens are full. No one else will be allowed in the viewing area," the department said in an update on X. Police also warned spectators that those who left the viewing pens would not be allowed back in and noted that trains were not stopping south of Canal Street in Manhattan.

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