Football was put on the back burner as Local TV and radio shows took turns to hype up the parade, as if in competition with each other.
Just like in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, the rise of fuel prices brought about by the USA-Israel war with Iran is hurting Americans.
In New Jersey
The biggest and most inclusive World Cup, according to Fifa, is now just over a week old. The crowds have been phenomenal, and the football fever genuine. But football took a back seat in New York on Thursday as the city honoured its heroes, the New York Knicks, for winning the National Basketball Association crown for the first time in 53 years.
