{"id":1800,"date":"2026-06-16T02:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2026-06-16T02:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:10:46","slug":"knicks-parade-set-for-same-day-as-nys-regents-exams-in-major-bummer-for-young-fans-honestly-it-sucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=1800","title":{"rendered":"Knicks parade set for same day as NYS Regents exams in major bummer for young fans: \u2018Honestly, it sucks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single__header\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"single__content entry-content m-bottom\">\n<p>They\u2019re testing Knicks fans\u2019 patience.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of Big Apple teens will miss out on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/15\/us-news\/knicks-ticker-tap-championship-parade-2026-start-time-full-route-weather-forecast-schedule\/\">Knicks historic ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes\u00a0<\/a>\u2014 because they\u2019ll be stuck in class taking Regents exams.<\/p>\n<p>The scheduling snafu means students in the New York metro area will be stretching their brains while the rest of the city is losing their minds at the citywide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/14\/us-news\/nyc-reveals-new-details-about-what-could-be-its-biggest-parade-ever-to-hail-knicks\/\">victory celebration for the NBA champs<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/15\/us-news\/knicks-parade-set-for-same-day-as-nys-regents-exams-in-major-bummer-for-young-fans\/?sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" 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576w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=440,330&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 440w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=376,282&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 376w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=180,135&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 180w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=95,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 95w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=53,40&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 53w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=93,70&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 93w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=107,80&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 107w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=1200,900&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=77,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 77w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=208,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 208w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/asking-students-knicks-parade-thursday-131058575.jpg?resize=50,38&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Four students from Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music &amp; Art and Performing Arts standing outdoors.\" width=\"787\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>LaGuardia High School students said they\u2019ll miss the Knicks parade because they\u2019ll be taking state Regents exams.<span class=\"credit\">Jordan Donegan for the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, it sucks,\u201d said Jael Rosado, a freshman at LaGuardia High School in Manhattan. \u201cI would\u2019ve loved to go. If there were a way to take it either later or earlier, possibly, I would have loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<p>Classmate Savannah Feurvil was also ticked about the scheduling snafu.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--explore-more inline-module--more--thirds\" data-source-unit=\"Explore More - Tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt is kind of sucky that it had to be on a day when students are going to be still in school, working their asses off to try to get by and stuff,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely a bummer that that those two things coincidentally had to happen on the same day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Long before the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/14\/sports\/nba-champion-knicks-return-home-to-heroes-welcome-after-historic-finals-win\/\">Knicks brought home the first NBA title in 53 years<\/a>, state education officials scheduled Regents science exams for Thursday, when the rest of the New York metro area will be celebrating the hometown heroes in what could prove to be the biggest parade ever held in the city.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/15\/us-news\/knicks-parade-set-for-same-day-as-nys-regents-exams-in-major-bummer-for-young-fans\/?sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"2\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39683610\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 4000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?resize=300,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?resize=768,512&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?resize=1024,683&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?resize=1536,1024&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1536w, 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?resize=1200,800&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?resize=1038,692&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 1038w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/fans-around-madison-square-garden-130870193.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Fans reacting to the New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs game at Madison Square Garden.\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Knicks fans of all ages are celebrating their team\u2019s first NBA championship in 53 years with a parade Thursday.<span class=\"credit\">Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\" module module--precede-with-border module--follow-with-border wp-block-nypost-editor-protected-embed\"><iframe class=\"flourish-embed-iframe\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/29381738\/embed\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani said there\u2019s not much he can do about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that many New Yorkers have built their entire lives around this team, not just for the course of these last few weeks and months and years, but frankly for decades, and for our students,\u201d Mamdani said Monday. \u201cI will still encourage them to be studying hard for their Regents exam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will always be a number of people who will not be able to make it, no matter what day that we choose,\u201d he said. \u201cHowever, this date is chosen in accordance both with the Knicks as an organization, as well as with the NYPD and other city agencies and departments.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/15\/us-news\/knicks-parade-set-for-same-day-as-nys-regents-exams-in-major-bummer-for-young-fans\/?sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" 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class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday was the best day for a parade after discussions with the NYPD and MSG.<span class=\"credit\">James Messerschmidt for the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/15\/us-news\/knicks-parade-set-for-same-day-as-nys-regents-exams-in-major-bummer-for-young-fans\/?sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"4\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/user-expressly-acknowledges-agrees-downloading-130903480.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks dribbles the ball past Julian Champagnie of the San Antonio Spurs during the 2026 NBA Finals.\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson, the NBA Finals MVP, led the team to it\u2019s first championship in 53 years.<span class=\"credit\">NBAE via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mamdani said the planned parade \u201cmay well be the largest parade in New York City history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks\u2019 magical playoff run, which culminated with the team\u2019s first championship since 1973 on Saturday night, made them instant hometown heroes, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/15\/us-news\/historic-knicks-nba-championship-has-new-yorkers-dancing-in-the-streets-unifying-the-world\/\">thousands of fans flooding the streets<\/a>\u00a0in celebration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/14\/us-news\/mayor-zohran-mamdani-announces-knicks-parade-date-moments-after-teams-first-title-in-53-years\/\">Mamdani quickly announced plans for a victory parade<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 but the date left many students out in the cold.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p>A rep for the state Department of Education told The Post on Monday that there have been discussions with city schools officials, but it\u2019s too late to do anything about the pre-scheduled exams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Yorkers are rightfully excited to celebrate the Knicks, but our students have been preparing all year for this moment too,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cJust like 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LaGuardia High School of Music &amp; Art and Performing Arts.\" width=\"787\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>New York metro area high school students will be taking Regents exams when the Knicks get their parade Thursday.<span class=\"credit\">Jordan Donegan for the NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>State Regents exams are finals in key academic subjects as a measure of student achievement. The tests are scheduled well in advance and given simultaneously throughout the state to avoid leaked answers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really annoying,\u201d LaGuardia High School freshman and diehard Knicks fan Gael Schaffer said. \u201cI think I got a bio Regents, and I\u2019m missing a big part of New York for that. I have to sit in here all day and take a test, and the last time the Knicks won was a long time ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI really wanted to be there,\u201d added freshman Farrah Wilson. \u201cI need to be in the hype, I need to be there. I\u2019m upset. I\u2019m disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regents exams in algebra are already scheduled for Wednesday, while biology, earth science and living environment tests are being given on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>There are no exams scheduled for Friday due to the Juneteenth holiday observance, but one source said officials determined it was not appropriate to hold the celebration on the holiday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single__footer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They\u2019re testing Knicks fans\u2019 patience. 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