Exclusive | NYC couple scores epic engagement ‘on top of a cop car’ as Knicks party rages on: ‘Something we’ll never forget’
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NYC couple scores epic engagement ‘on top of a cop car’ as Knicks party rages on: ‘Something we’ll never forget’
By Asia Grace Published June 22, 2026, 11:30 a.m. ETSee more of our coverage in your search results.
Add The New York Post on GoogleAs Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and the rest of the New York Knicks continue basking in the glow of winning the world championship ring, Daniella Philip, too, is reveling in the light of her own Big Apple bling.
“We got engaged on top of a police car during the Knicks parade,” Philip, 34, exclusively told The Post. “It was like I was living in a New York City princess fairytale.”
With an NYPD vehicle as her temporary throne, the teary-eyed bride-to-be yelped “Yes!” as her Queens fiancé, Klarel Avin, 40, dropped on bended knee and popped the question with a multi-carat diamond ring as an estimated 2 million Knicks fanatics lauded and applauded their love.
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“I’m from New York, I’ve been a Knicks fan forever, it was their parade, it was Daniella’s 34th birthday, we were on a cop car, the whole city was outside. It was amazing,” raved Avin, a barber, who, along with Philip, a cranial prosthesis specialist, recently relocated to Tampa, Florida.
The hometown honeys, however, drove 18 hours to attend the ticker-tape celebration Thursday, with Philip completely unaware of the fortunate fate that awaited her at the fab fête.
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Love — much like the more than 1.25 tons of blue, white and orange confetti that shot out of party cannons — is still in the air as NYC continues celebrating the Knicks’ 2026 NBA Championship win after 53 years of grief.
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While a pair of seasoned sweethearts spilled into city streets, commemorating the victory with a “symbolic” marriage ceremony, young lovers, such as Jillian and Andrew Solomon, embraced the Knicks-sanity by tying the knot at City Hall and partaking in the parade festivities still dressed in their wedding day best.
“Walking to the courthouse through thousands of Knicks fans is something we’ll never forget,” Jillian, 27, previously told The Post. “We love this city, and the best people in the world are here.”
Philip and Avin agree.
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The twosome, who met via online dating in 2023, initially bonded over their shared love of New York, entrepreneurship and, of course, the Knicks.
“We love watching them play, their tenacity. We’re watching the finals, and I said to Daniella, ‘They’re going to win the championship, and we’re going to New York,’” Avin recalled to The Post. “The timing was perfect because, not only did our team win, but the parade was scheduled on her birthday, and I’d just received a call that the jeweler had just finished making her custom ring.”
The ring, which set Avin back a cool “five figures,” is a 9.16 carat masterwork, featuring a baguette diamond centerpiece surrounded by glistening diamond clusters and engraved with a puzzle piece.
“I always say she’s the missing piece to my puzzle,” said Avin, who began planning his proposal five months ago without any inkling that his request for Philip’s hand in marriage would make history.
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It was a slam-dunk success that the object of his affection says left her awestruck with an otherworldly sense of elated anxiety.
“We were in the crowd, and it was so intense that we just decided to hop on top of a car, not knowing it was a police car,” Philip laughed, claiming she just wanted a better view of Brunson and his teammates as their floats floated through lower Manhattan.
“Suddenly, I see Klarel whispering to our friends, Ben and Maurice, then he starts yelling into the crowd, ‘Everybody, check this out, check it out, check it out.’ And I’m, like, ‘What the f- -k is going on?’” she remembered. “Then he turned around and got on his knee with the ring.”
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Stealing the spotlight away from the Knicks, and becoming the city’s luckiest lady — even for only a few fleeting moments — sent Philip into next-level nirvana.
It was only when an NYPD officer congratulated them on their engagement — and advised them against damaging his patrol car — that the lovebird realized they were standing atop a city-issued cruiser. (It’s a no-no that could have resulted in some legal action.)
“I was shaking. I wanted to cry, laugh, smile. I was speechless,” she said. “I’ve never felt such intense emotions. I’ve never felt so loved in my life.”
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Now, with nothing left to do but plan a wedding to rival the extravagance of their extraordinary engagement, the couple tells The Post they’re looking forward to incorporating the Knicks into all their future marital milestones.
“We’d definitely would love to get married in New York. We’ll be doing a lot of planning over the next year,” said Avin, hopeful to swap “I Do’s” sometime between 2027 and 2028.
“And when we have our first baby,” added Philip, eager to jump into mommy-mode, “It’s going to be Knicks-themed with blue and orange everything.”
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
