Couple embraces Knick-sanity that nearly derailed lowkey City Hall wedding day

Something old, something new — something orange, something blue.A pair of lovebirds tied the knot at City Hall Thursday as the chaos and madness of the Knicks’ historic ticker tape parade swirled around them.Jillian and Andrew Solomon embraced the Knicks-sanity of their special day, which they initially had hoped to keep as a “very lowkey celebration.”“Walking to the courthouse through thousands of Knicks fans is something we’ll never forget.People were cheering, taking pictures of us, even helping us through the crowd at times,” the bride, 27, told The Post Friday.

“We love this city and the best people in the world are here.”The Knicks party and record 2 million swarm of fans nearly derailed the Solomons’ dream of a simple, small and traditional ceremony at City Hall.The Upper West Siders had booked their appointment back in February — months before the Knicks kicked off their historic championship run.“We chose City Hall because we wanted a very lowkey celebration.

We met in the city, have lived in the city together for four years and it’s a huge part of our story together,” Jillian Solomon said.Canceling the appointment was not an option for the couple, who had family flying in for the special day and who would need to wait weeks for another appointment to open up.The packed city streets also prevented the pair from taking a car service to the ceremony — instead forcing them to ride the subway in their white gown and tuxedo to make it in time.It was also the second time the Knicks had taken over a wedding event from the pair — the team secured their NBA championship title the day Jillian Solomon was celebrating her bachelorette party in Manhattan.But once at City Hall, Jillian and Andrew, 33, were given star-studded treatment that would make Jalen Brunson or OG Anunoby jealous.NYPD officers let them cut into the parade route hours after they began turning fans away, and into restricted areas.Knicks fans even moved out of the sp...

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