{"product_id":"issue-005-friends-and-family-the-new-york-knicks","title":"ISSUE 005: FRIENDS AND FAMILY, THE NEW YORK KNICKS","description":"\u003cp\u003eON THE COVER:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Knick's Return \u003c\/span\u003ephotographed by Don Brodie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Thursday, June 18, 2026, more than two million fans packed the sidewalks along Manhattan’s Broadway Avenue and its surrounding blocks for the New York Knicks’ championship ticker-tape parade. Marching through the historic Canyon of Heroes from Battery Park to City Hall, the celebration marked the end of a grueling 53-year title drought—a generational wait that had transformed the fanbase into one of the most resilient, long-suffering, and fiercely loyal in sports history. Built on grit, overlooked talent, and an unyielding underdog spirit, the 2026 Knicks squad seemed to hold up a reflection of the city to itself. In a time of political turmoil and uncertainty, the Knicks' NBA Championship win reaffirmed for both old fans and new ones a shared belief about the city itself–that New York is a place where a little bit of luck, a lot of resilience, and being surrounded by a city full of dreamers make even the most unlikely of victories seem possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-4272b274-7fff-840b-2ac2-627ce87cc37b\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAlso featured in this issue:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLauryn Hill, Andre D. Wagner, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecky Akinyode, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCheryl Clarke, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDarnell Moore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJawara Wauchope, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJessica Madavo, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKennedi Carter, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKokoroko, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolo Silk, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRafael Rios, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRahim Fortune, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemi Ajani, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Franklin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobin Givhan, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRonan McKenzie, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTayari Jones and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIssue 005, the Friends and Family issue, explores what it means to look to those around us as the answer to how we elevate ourselves through the most trying of times. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen all seems to be falling around us, and we feel powerless to the forces swirling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003earound our heads, we retreat to our most sacred spaces, holding on to those with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhom we share our most intimate bonds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese same people do not only occupy space with us in the dark, but they sustain us in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the light. They stand by us at our best, pushing us forward and celebrating our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe possibilities for what we can do and bear are boundless when we \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehave our friends and family by our side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Issue 005, we turn our gaze away from the individual and toward the collective, k\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enowing that it is in “community”, among our friends and family, that we can access \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat well of power needed to meet the moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Citizen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764458094838,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0658\/3222\/2966\/files\/Citizen_005_covers_4x5_NY_Knicks_1.jpg?v=1790711850","url":"https:\/\/shop.citizen-magazine.com\/en-ca\/products\/issue-005-friends-and-family-the-new-york-knicks","provider":"Citizen","version":"1.0","type":"link"}