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The royal couple have used their New York stop to honor 9/11 victims, meet families, and participate in cultural and economic engagements. Tensions over the Iran war and private interactions with New York officials are shaping the visit.
Rudy Giuliani has been hospitalized in Florida and remains in critical but stable condition, his spokesperson Ted Goodman has said. Goodman has attributed complications to restrictive airway disease linked to 9/11 dust exposure; details on timing and the specific hospital have not been disclosed. Trump and other figures have issued public statements.
Rudy Giuliani has returned to his online show in mid-May after being hospitalised in early May with severe pneumonia, during which he was placed on a ventilator and briefly received last rites. He has described a spiritual experience during his illness, thanked supporters including the president for calls, and said he is recovering and feeling "100 percent" on air.
The Knicks’ championship has sparked a citywide celebration, with millions packing Manhattan streets for a ticker-tape parade. Crowds have reflected a rare moment of unity as Mayor Mamdani awards the team the key to the city and performances echo through City Hall. The event has disrupted normal life but has become a unifying spectacle for New Yorkers.
New York has held its first-ever Knicks ticker-tape parade after the team has won the NBA title, drawing an estimated two million fans to Lower Manhattan on June 18. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has presented the team with keys to the city; Alicia Keys performed and a heavy NYPD security deployment managed crowds and closures.