The Knicks are better than they have been in decades, and the city has fallen for the team’s unassuming but sharpshooting point guard.

The Knicks have taken over more than Seventh Avenue. Streets across Manhattan are being temporarily co-named after Knicks players to celebrate the team’s electrifying playoff run, as the franchise is set to begin its first Eastern Conference finals appearance since 2000 on Wednesday night at the Garden.

On Wednesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced that streets across Manhattan will be temporarily co-named after Knicks players. The decision was made to honor the Knicks' trip to the Eastern Conference finals.

As I’ve written before, you can make a pretty strong argument that Jalen Brunson, only three years into his Knicks career, is the most universally beloved New York City athlete of the last 25 years. That may be true because of a slight technicality: Though the city has split loyalties in baseball,

The Knicks made the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000, and Mayor Eric Adams paid homage to the 15 players in orange-and-blue uniform by naming New York City cross street after each member on this year’s rolling Knicks roster.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that multiple NYC streets will be co-named to honor New York Knicks players for the remainder of the Knicks' playoff run.

Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns delivered ... and then some. Brunson scored 32 points while adding five rebounds and five assists, responding after a quiet second half of Game 4. Towns, meanwhile,

The Knicks have painted the town in a new way. The city of New York unveiled new Wednesday changes involving Jalen Brunson and company.

Since then, both he and Doncic’s profiles have dramatically lifted. Doncic led his team to the NBA Finals last year before being traded to the Lakers, while Brunson left the Mavs in free agency to make the Knicks a playoff factor in the East.