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The Knicks won their first title in 53 years. A Bushwick man is now facing federal arson charges for the burning bus in Times Square that night

Jonathan Strahs, 30, of Bushwick, faces federal arson charges for setting fire to a charter bus in Times Square during the Knicks’ championship celebration, endangering bystanders and first responders.

The Knicks won their first title in 53 years. A Bushwick man is now facing federal arson charges for the burning bus in Times Square that night

Jonathan Strahs, 30, of Bushwick, faces federal arson charges for setting fire to a charter bus in Times Square during the Knicks’ championship celebration, endangering bystanders and first responders.

The Knicks won their first NBA title in 53 years last month, and the celebration in Midtown turned into a night of stabbings, brawls with cops and a burning bus. Now a man the New York Post reports lives in Bushwick is facing a federal arson charge over that fire.

Jonathan Strahs, 30, was arrested Monday morning at his Brooklyn home and charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office with one count of federal arson…

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