Infrastructure like bridges and tunnels serve as major commuting arteries between New York's boroughs. Damage and disruptions to the transit system pack the potential to be catastrophic at worst and trigger delays for millions of commuters at best.

Beforehand, head coach Brian Daboll updated the status of several injured players, including left tackle Andrew Thomas, who missed the first two games of the season as he recovers from a Lisfranc injury suffered last year. "Encouraged where he's at," Daboll said of Thomas.

Jonquel Jones will forever be the MVP of the New York Liberty’s first Finals victory. Sabrina Ionescu the forever-improving homegrown megastar, Betnijah Laney-Hamilton the glue, Courtney Vandersloot a free agent catalyst. On and on.