‘My mayor Muslim, my bagel’s Jewish’: who’s behind the Knicks chant uniting New York?

As the Knicks edge closer to winning the NBA finals for the first time in decades, a viral chant – posted by Kalshi – has become New York City’s anthem

The https://www.theguardian.com/sport/new-york-knicks">New York Knicks are 3-1 up in https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jun/10/wembanyama-spurs-knicks-game-4-nba-finals-series-tied">the NBA finals, one game away from winning the championship for the first time since the 1970s.

The mood in New York is electric, the city is strewn in blue and orange, crowds roar outside Madison Square Garden, and – at least last week – a viral chant has become a new unofficial New York City anthem:

My mayor Muslim

My bagel’s Jewish

My mayor still Muslim

My bagel’s still Jewish