Here’s what New York looked like in 1973, the last time the Knicks won a championship – in pictures

• 01Led Zeppelin performed at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on 29 July 1973
• 02The New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics 94-78, with Phil Jackson photographed at LaGuardia airport upon the team's return
• 03Representative Shirley Chisholm spoke at a Borinquen Plaza public housing project dedication in Brooklyn on 4 September 1973, with then-mayor John Lindsay present
• 04A Senate committee hearing on the bugging of the Democratic headquarters in the Watergate office building was broadcast on television and watched by people at a New York department store on 17 May 1973
• 05A Home With Honor parade took place in New York City on 31 March 1973
• 06Chinese New Year celebrations for the year of the ox occurred on Mott Street in Manhattan's Chinatown on 3 February 1973
• 07Fans removed seats on the last day of play at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on 1 October 1973

This article is a photographic gallery documenting life in New York City during 1973, capturing moments from major cultural events (Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden), political activities (Shirley Chisholm's public housing dedication speech, Watergate hearings coverage), sports (Knicks victory over Boston Celtics), and everyday urban scenes across the city's neighborhoods.