ESSAY: Trump vilifies cities. The Knicks redeemed them

Notes from a non-fan fan on a basketball contest that took on much greater meaning

Last night we stopped by Spike Lee’s block party in Brooklyn to celebrate the Knicks. Over here, Bad Bunny played on speakers mounted on top of a car. Over there, people smoked and generously offered blunts. New York was even more in love with itself than usual. Game was being spit, and maybe a little more welcomed than before. A cultural practice more …