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Because a drayage load can mean a few different things, confusion among carriers is common. Many carriers link drayage with going into a port, but that isn't always true. While all drayage loads typically originate from a port of entry, there are often several legs of a drayage journey before a container turns up at its final stop. Legs of a drayage load may include:

Why Are Drayage Companies in New York City, NY So Important?

You may be thinking, what's so important about drayage? It's such a small step in the container storage transport process. In reality, it's an integral piece needed in the logistics industry and a crucial part of U.S. supply chain management.

To truly understand the importance of drayage, let's use flowers as an example. Most cut flower shipments enter the market from areas in South America until they end up at Dutch auction houses. Once there, wholesalers purchase flowers in bulk and send those products to retail outlets worldwide. Because flowers are perishable, they typically need to be refrigerated and are often shipped in reefer containers. These refrigerated vessels must maintain a certain temp to prevent loss.

Drayage companies like RelyEx allow flower shippers to send their products from Argentinian ports to airports in the Netherlands with peace of mind because their products are protected. The only way to accomplish this feat is with the help of swift, meticulous port drayage services. Drayage companies allow flower shippers to send their products from Argentinian ports to airports in the Netherlands with peace of mind, because their products are protected. The only way to accomplish this feat is with the help of swift, meticulous port drayage services.

If port drayage is compromised, it can cause delays and even fines. You know the packages you get delivered to your front door from apps like Amazon? Without drayage and drayage brokers, one or two-day shipping times wouldn't even be possible.

As a multi-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. alone, it seems like drayage shipping issues shouldn't exist. But the fact is inefficiencies and congestion are still major problems at ports. Whether it's a lack of carriers, absent chassis, or overburdened terminals, delays lead to missed deadlines, lost revenue, and worse.

But anytime challenges exist, so too do innovative solutions.

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RelyEx Solves Problems

At RelyEx, we like to consider ourselves problem solvers. The nature of the container drayage industry presents new challenges every day, but we're firm believers that there's a solution to every hurdle we encounter. And while some drayage businesses implement a reactive approach, RelyEx customers choose us for our proactive mindset. We take pride in solving your company's drayage challenges to help you avoid frustrating fees, missed expectations, and delayed shipments. We strive to make every transaction successful and streamlined by partnering with shippers who prioritize transparent, prompt, and accurate communication.

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RelyEx Has a Unique Vantage Point

RelyEx approaches your business from the customer's perspective - a unique approach that helps us provide high-quality, effective drayage services. We've been in the customers' shoes, know their pain points, and because of that, provide first-hand solutions to stressful supply chain issues. With over 30 years of collective knowledge, our team excels in:

  • Inventory Management
  • Logistics
  • Purchasing
  • Finance

Our varied, high-level drayage shipping experience helps us achieve our overarching goal: expertly managing your freight movement needs. That way, you can direct your time and focus on growing the core aspects of your business while we handle the heavy lifting. Throw in proactive planning to avoid bottleneck situations and strong communication for transparent customer relations, and you can see why so many companies trust RelyEx.

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RelyEx Nurtures Strong Carrier Relationships

When it comes to shipping logistics, it only takes one mistake by a mediocre worker to disrupt your business. That's why, at RelyEx, we pride ourselves on forming and nurturing relationships with carriers who match our standards of care. Our founding partner started his career transporting freight for companies as an on-demand carrier. He uses that knowledge to maximize the resources of our carriers so that our customer's expectations aren't just met - they're exceeded.

Based in the port city of New York City, RelyEx has a keen understanding of the challenges of managing the inbound and outbound flow of containers. Our team of container drayage experts provides your business with unique solutions to nuanced shipping problems, minimizing demurrage and ensuring the successful delivery of your freight.

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Customers choose RelyEx because:

  • We are a reliable drayage logistics partner that manages your freight from beginning to end
  • We have a rare industry vantage point with 30+ years of client-side experience
  • We foster and fortify the strongest vendor relations
  • We take a proactive approach to problem-solving, not a reactive approach
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Your Drayage Shipments Managed from Start to Finish

Some drayage brokers don't care how customers feel about their service as long as they sign a contract and get paid. As a solutions-oriented team, RelyEx takes the opposite approach. We're motivated by the opportunity to overachieve for our customers and to provide them with the best logistics experience possible. With professional experience as carriers and shippers ourselves, we know the roadblocks and challenges you're facing. We excel at mapping out the best plans of action to solve those problems. But that's just the start.

Our tracking experts monitor and manage every aspect of your drayage shipment from booking to delivery, 24/7. Once booked, we look for the availability of your containers hourly once they're at port. When they arrive, our team acts quickly to access your storage containers when they're available.

Plus, RelyEx ensures your company's requirements are met by the carrier during loading and delivery and provide necessary documentation as fast as possible. With real-time tracking updates and access to our customer service professionals, your team has complete visibility throughout the shipping process.

We Source Top-Notch Operators at the Best Prices

Over the years, RelyEx has built a strong network of drayage carriers, transloading locations, and container storage spaces to provide you with the best possible options to match your drayage service needs. We know that searching for quality service presents an added layer of complexity and stress to our customers. That's why we work hard to take that off your plate by connecting you with our reliable shipping partners.

With a background moving freight as an on-demand carrier, our founding partner understands how to maximize the resources and equipment of our carriers to match your needs.

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We Make Transparent, Timely Communication a Priority

Like other industries, the global logistics space is complex. Mistakes will be made, and problems will happen. With those truths in mind, RelyEx has built its reputation as problem solvers. Unlike other drayage companies, we don't shy away from this industry's complexities because we take pride in solving problems. Even better, we aim to do what's needed to avoid those problems altogether.

As your logistics partner, we will provide your company with accurate, transparent, and prompt communication. If there are unexpected issues, we'll notify you immediately and will provide several options to remedy the problem. We even offer custom reporting for large clients who need at-the-moment updates and quick access to shipment documentation.

We Have Robust Project Management Experience

Why let the unpredictability of your industry dictate your success? With a background working in manufacturing, our founders are familiar with the demands of managing production schedules and sales orders. That experience makes it abundantly clear to us that every business and industry is different. If you struggle with seasonal surges or other factors, our team supports your business with a mapped-out plan and schedule, so you stay ahead of the game.

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Typically, shippers need four specific documents to clear shipments through customs: A Bill of Lading (or BOL), a commercial invoice, a packing list, and an arrival notice. Seasoned drayage brokers like RelyEx are used to preparing these documents, but new shippers tend to miss this step due to inexperience.

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If a shipper only pays for part of their shipment, a vessel operator may refuse to release their freight until their bill is fully paid. Payment delays lead to cargo detention at the port of entry, which triggers demurrage charges.

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Paperwork is needed when you're shipping goods with a drayage company. When documents like the Certificate of Origin or Bill of Lading arrive at their destination late, you can expect demurrage fees. RelyEx avoids this situation entirely by being proactive when submitting paperwork.

Additional causes for demurrage fees can include:

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  • Storage Containers Are Too Heavy

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The Supply Chain Partner You Can Count On

At RelyEx, we know first-hand how stressful supply chain problems can be for business owners. Though drayage shipping might seem minor on the surface, it affects every stage of your shipping process. And when inevitable hurdles manifest, RelyEx propels you over the proverbial roadblocks with a proactive mindset and a passion for challenging projects. We believe that all problems have a solution, and our unique vantage point allows us to provide first-hand solutions to customers in a wide array of industries.

When it comes to your business, don't settle for anything less than RelyEx. Contact our office today to learn more about how we make your shipping experience streamlined and stress-free.

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NYC launches $53M program to hand out pre-paid credit cards to migrant families

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will soon start handing out pre-paid credit cards to migrant families being put up in Big Apple hotels, The Post has learned.The $53 million pilot program, run by the New Jersey company Mobility Capital Finance, will provide asylum seekers arriving at the Roosevelt Hotel with the city cash to help them buy food, according to city records.It’ll start with a group of 500 migrant fami...

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration will soon start handing out pre-paid credit cards to migrant families being put up in Big Apple hotels, The Post has learned.

The $53 million pilot program, run by the New Jersey company Mobility Capital Finance, will provide asylum seekers arriving at the Roosevelt Hotel with the city cash to help them buy food, according to city records.

It’ll start with a group of 500 migrant families in short-term hotel stays and will replace the current food service offered there, according to City Hall.

The cards can only be used at bodegas, grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience stores — and migrants must sign an affidavit swearing they will only spend the funds on food and baby supplies or they will be kicked out of the program.

The Immediate Response Card initiative appears akin to the state’s food stamp program, dubbed SNAP, which provides lower-income New Yorkers with a credit card to cover the cost of meals, and will provide funds based on the same scale.

The amount on each card will vary depending on the size of the family and whether any income is coming in, according to the details of the contract. A family of four, for instance, could be provided nearly $1,000 each month, which comes out to $35 per day for food. Cards will get refilled every 28 days.

Hard-up residents of city housing were given the same type of cards last year to pay for holiday dinners.

“MoCaFi looks forward to partnering with New York City to disburse funds for asylum seekers to purchase fresh, hot food,” said MoCaFi CEO and founder Wole Coaxum. “MoCaFi’s goal is to expand access to financial resources for individuals excluded from banking, such as asylum seekers, while helping the local economy.”

If the program is a success, the city will expand it to all migrant families staying in hotels, which is roughly 15,000 currently, officials said Friday.

“Not only will this provide families with the ability to purchase fresh food for their culturally relevant diets and the baby supplies of their choosing, but the pilot program is expected to save New York City more than $600,000 per month, or more than $7.2 million annually,” Adams spokesperson Kayla Mamelak said.

The city has been shelling out about $11 per meal to feed migrant families in hotels, something that’s long posed a problem as some asylum seekers from various countries in Central and South America, Africa and Europe may be looking for a taste of home.

Just last month, the controversial company DocGo was found to be wasting thousands of dollars on uneaten meals.

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Migrants confessed to The Post in the days after that they would rather cook in their hotel rooms because the provided meals were so “bad.”

News of the pre-paid card program comes a day after The Post revealed another $137 million in contracts with city hotels to provide more than 750 rooms to asylum seekers with families.

The city is housing just over 66,000 asylum seekers after 1,500 more arrived last week as part of a crisis that is expected to cost $10 billion through 2025.

Man who abducted girl from New York camping trip pleads guilty to kidnapping and sexual assault

CNN —A man pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl who was on a weekend camping trip with her family in upstate New York, officials announced.The girl, who authorities said was under 13, vanished on a bike ride with friends in Moreau Lake State Park some 45 miles north of Albany around dinner time on September 30. And her kidnapper, Craig Nelson Ross Jr., wrote a ransom note to try to get money, court documents state.Following a search for the child involvin...

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A man pleaded guilty in court Wednesday to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl who was on a weekend camping trip with her family in upstate New York, officials announced.

The girl, who authorities said was under 13, vanished on a bike ride with friends in Moreau Lake State Park some 45 miles north of Albany around dinner time on September 30. And her kidnapper, Craig Nelson Ross Jr., wrote a ransom note to try to get money, court documents state.

Following a search for the child involving hundreds of personnel from multiple agencies, investigators found her alive October 2 at a property in Ballston Spa, some 20 miles from the park, authorities said. Fingerprints on the ransom note left in the family’s mailbox helped investigators identify Ross as a suspect and then track him to the Ballston Spa property, state officials said.

Under a plea agreement in New York’s Saratoga County, the prosecution has recommended that a judge sentence Ross to 47 years to life in prison, including 25 years to life for a first-degree kidnapping charge and 22 years to life for a charge of predatory sexual assault against a child. Sentencing is scheduled for April 17.

“With the guilty plea today of Craig N. Ross, Jr., the victim and their family were able to hear the defendant admit his guilt to these heinous and despicable acts,” Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen said in a release Wednesday.

“I think there’s a collective sigh and a pause of a release of a breath” now that Ross has admitted to the felonies, Heggen told reporters outside court.

Ross had pleaded not guilty in November to a nine-count indictment that included predatory sexual assault, kidnapping and sexual abuse charges.

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The child will receive a 100-year order of protection against Ross, according to the district attorney’s release. Ross owns a property just over a quarter-mile from the child’s home, authorities had said.

CNN has sought comment from the girl’s family and Ross’ attorney.

Because of the guilty plea, there will be no need for the girl or anyone else involved to testify, Heggen said, adding “how hard it might be to have to repeat about that or talk about it.”

“His admission of guilt ends the question of who was responsible for the kidnapping that rallied our entire community together to assist in locating her,” Heggen said in the release. “He will serve decades in prison before any parole consideration is available to him.”

The New York Rangers and the NHL trade deadline: What we’re hearing, 2 weeks out

The rumor mill has been swirling around the Rangers for fair bit of time now, and for good reason. Even as they ran to the top of the Metro standings and have stayed there all season, the gaps in the lineup have been clear. Nick Bonino, Tyler Pitlick and Blake Wheeler were brought in as veteran role playe...

The rumor mill has been swirling around the Rangers for fair bit of time now, and for good reason. Even as they ran to the top of the Metro standings and have stayed there all season, the gaps in the lineup have been clear. Nick Bonino, Tyler Pitlick and Blake Wheeler were brought in as veteran role players, but all three are no longer part of the crew; call-ups have done their jobs well in the bottom-six, but the need for reinforcements remains.

With Filip Chytil and Wheeler on long-term injured reserve, the Rangers have approximately $4.38 million in cap space, according to CapFriendly. If they were to bring a forward in, they would send down either Adam Edström or Matt Rempe, clearing another $800,000 or so. To pick up two forwards, the Rangers would likely need the trading team or a third team to retain some of the cap hit, costing another asset or two. So, while we can certainly expect general manager Chris Drury to be aggressive — and reports from here and elsewhere have detailed how thorough he’s been so far — there’s a limit to what the Rangers can do before the March 8 deadline.

Here’s what we’ve learned:

Center remains a need

We’ve outlined the possibilities involving the Rangers and the Ducks’ Adam Henrique, as well as the Flyers’ Scott Laughton. League sources recently told The Athletic that the Rangers have inquired with Seattle about both Yanni Gourde and Alexander Wennberg, but Gourde would be a tough trade to complete given his contract — one more year left at a $5.17-million cap hit — and given the fact that the Kraken loves what Gourde brings to the team.

Wennberg, a pending UFA with a $4.5 million cap hit, would be a simpler move and could be a fix for the Rangers anywhere in their top nine, and either at center or on the wing. But for the moment, Seattle isn’t in sell mode, despite being three points back of the last playoff spot in the West. The Kraken are trying to extend Jordan Eberle, who would be a fit on the right side of the top line for the Rangers, so it’s possible that Seattle holds onto all of its trade possibilities. Unwise, but possible.

Jonny Brodzinski’s emergence as a capable third-line center — the Rangers on Wednesday signed the 30-year-old to a two-year extension at $787,500 per — has helped calm the idea floated a few weeks back that the Rangers were in the trade market for two centers. The Rangers could go for Henrique, make a bigger commitment on Laughton or look for lower-priced fixes for the fourth line — the Capitals’ Nic Dowd isn’t young (33), but he is inexpensive (one year left at $1.3-million) and reliable, kind of what the Rangers hoped Bonino would be.

The Rangers had scouts on Wednesday at the Flyers-Hawks and SabresCanadiens games. There’s no trade to be made with Montreal. Reports have connected the Rangers to Chicago’s Tyler Johnson, who has a Stanley Cup pedigree with Tampa but also carries a $5 million cap hit. And the Sabres are possibly willing to move 26-year-old center Casey Mittelstadt, a pending RFA who would be an intriguing 3C option.

Even with Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm off the board, there are still plenty of centers for the Rangers to choose from before March 8.

A Buchnevich reunion?

Old friend Pavel Buchnevich has popped up on all the trade boards this week, with the playoff-iffy Blues possibly seeking to sell high on the 26-year-old former Ranger who leads St. Louis with 19 goals this season. And it just so happens that the linemates Buchnevich flourished with in New York, Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad, could desperately use a wing they know well in order to get their mojo back.

There are plenty of reasons to think this won’t happen, though. Buchnevich has another year left at $5.8 million, so he’d be a tricky fit for the rest of this year and might force a decision on Barclay Goodrow and/or Kaapo Kakko in the offseason. The Blues reportedly want as much as two first-round picks or the equivalent — a first-rounder and one of the Rangers’ top prospects — in a trade. Perhaps Drury, who got a 2022 second-round pick (sent to the Jets in the Andrew Copp deal) and Sammy Blais (now back with the Blues), would welcome a do-over on a deal that didn’t turn out so hot.

We will see. It’s a tough deal to make.

Other wingers

Frank Vatrano’s name was out there a month ago, but that seems to have cooled a bit, at least as far as the chatter goes. Vatrano still has the best track record of playing well with Zibanejad and Kreider — outside of Buchnevich. Another old friend, Vladimir Tarasenko, is on the block in Ottawa and we know he likes it in New York.

Eberle would be a solid fit, but he may decide to take a contract to stay in Seattle. The Coyotes’ Jason Zucker could be an interesting fit, as he thrived playing top-six minutes in Pittsburgh with some high-skill linemates, though his $5.3-million cap hit would require retention.

The Sharks are in full-sell mode, so Anthony Duclair’s name could pop up — he’s affordable ($3 million cap hit) and gives the Rangers speed that they lack in certain areas. Other wing options out of San Jose, such as Luke Kunin, Alexander Barabanov or Mike Hoffman, could help, but not likely with the spot alongside Zibanejad.

The Penguins also may be selling. Jake Guentzel certainly knows how to play with top-line talent, but the cost on a deal could be sky-high. Reilly Smith hasn’t worked out in Pittsburgh and might be worth a look, given his ability to ramp up his game in the playoffs.

There isn’t quite the same known quantity connecting the Rangers to any of the top available wingers as of yet. It seemed, at least until Wheeler’s injury last week, that the Rangers’ priority was finding a center.

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'The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers' review — tackling life one physical challenge at a time

Read our review of The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers off Broadway, an autobiographical show performed by TV personality Marc Summers at New World Stages.Entering New World Stages' Theatre 5 for The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers might fool you into thinking you're at a game show ta...

Read our review of The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers off Broadway, an autobiographical show performed by TV personality Marc Summers at New World Stages.

Entering New World Stages' Theatre 5 for The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers might fool you into thinking you're at a game show taping, not an Off-Broadway play, and in the '90s instead of the present. The 300-seat space has the no-frills vibe of a TV studio, here pimped out in loud reds, blues, and yellows — and bright green "slime" hanging from the rafters for good measure. A small TV hanging above center stage, playing '90s and '00s-era episodes of the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare and the Food Network show Unwrapped, reminds us the set (by Christopher Rhoton) is a loose recreation of the former.

We, therefore, are the studio audience. And we're here to watch Marc Summers, the host of both those nostalgic programs for a combined 20-plus years, relive his 72 years as the contestant in the game of life. He begins his theatrical autobiography with a conversation with God (voiced by Broadway actor Alex Brightman, who wrote the show's script based on conversations with Summers) about his purpose in life — then drops the pretention just as quickly. "I know I scared the hell out of you with that 'one-man show' crap," Summers tells us. "This isn't that kind of show."

It isn't and it is. The voice of God never resurfaces, but Summers largely sticks to the staged-memoir playbook: the stories of his childhood dreams to be a performer, the challenges he's overcome (none of which I mean to minimize: they include a car crash, cancer, and a lifelong battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder that, when first publicized, cost him jobs due to stigma), and the fulfilling life and career he built nonetheless. Elements of Double Dare, like its slime-soaked obstacle course, and Unwrapped serve as fairly expected metaphors for his ups and downs.

Even if Summers doesn't quite break free of one-man show conventions no matter how hard he and director Chad Rabinowitz try, he appears to be at least aware of them, and his knowing charm and undeniable wit buoy the show to its heights. Twice, Life and Slimes morphs into an interactive game show with volunteers from the studio audience, who engage in trivia, physical challenges straight out of Double Dare, and unscripted banter from Summers.

To an audience member who told Summers she hails "from here," he quipped, "Right here? I love what you've done with the place." He reminds even those of us not of the Double Dare generation why he's a natural-born host, ace at working a room for laughs, gasps, and compassion, all wholeheartedly deserved.

And for the masses who did grow up watching Summers on TV, Life and Slimes will likely feel like a reunion with an old friend. Multiple people in my audience, some of whom sported T-shirts with Double Dare-inspired sayings, had their own kids in tow. It was a heartening sight: Summers, who clearly remains earnest and genial even after multiple debilitating battles, is the kind of person that deserves to stay beloved and timeless. Or should I say slimeless.

The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers is at New World Stages through June 2. Get The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

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Jalen Brunson, Knicks spoil Kyle Lowry's 76ers debut with Spike Lee watching in Philly, win 110-96

PHILADELPHIA -- — Jalen Brunson heard “MVP!” chants each time the New York Knicks All-Star stepped to the free-throw line. The former Villanova All-American signed dozens of autographs before the game — many for fans wearing his old college jersey.Spike Lee wore Brunson's Knicks gear from his baseline seat and...

PHILADELPHIA -- — Jalen Brunson heard “MVP!” chants each time the New York Knicks All-Star stepped to the free-throw line. The former Villanova All-American signed dozens of autographs before the game — many for fans wearing his old college jersey.

Spike Lee wore Brunson's Knicks gear from his baseline seat and the filmmaker was as animated as he would have been while sitting in his familiar spot at Madison Square Garden.

But this was in Philly — even though cheers for the Knicks and their team colors inside the arena made it seem like a stand-in for Madison Square Garden.

Brunson had 21 points and 12 assists, and the Knicks spoiled Kyle Lowry’s Philadelphia debut with a 110-96 win over the 76ers on Thursday night.

“Playing here in college, growing up in south Jersey for a little bit, it definitely is fun playing here,” Brunson said before he dressed in a Wawa letterman's jacket. “I really enjoy it.”

Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points, Josh Hart had 18 points and 12 rebounds and Precious Achiuwa added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Knicks.

New York made 18 of 34 3-pointers.

All-Star Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 35 points. Maxey made 11 of 24 shots but had little offensive help, a common theme for the Sixers in MVP Joel Embiid’s absence.

“Early, we didn't communicate in certain spots, we didn't follow the game plan,” Maxey said. “We didn't follow what coach was telling us what to do.”

Lowry could add some punch off the bench for the Sixers. He won a championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 while playing for Nick Nurse, who is in his first season coaching the 76ers.

A six-time All-Star, Lowry received a standing ovation late in the first quarter when he checked in for the first time since he signed last week. The public address announcer noted the moment, saying, “making his Sixers debut, from North Philly, No. 7 Kyle Lowry!”

Lowry, who also played at Villanova, went up-and-under on the Knicks and scored his first bucket about 40 seconds later. Lowry’s homecoming was short-lived — he took an inadvertent elbow to the face on a driving layup from Knicks forward Jericho Sims. Lowry, who finished with 11 points in 25 minutes. buried his face in a towel and went straight to the locker room. He received stitches and returned with an adhesive bandage on his forehead in the third quarter.

By then, the Knicks led 71-56 behind their own former Villanova stars — Brunson, Hart and Donte DiVincenzo. The trio of national champions had a bulk of the crowd cheering for them.

Lee, the famed director, went wild on each long Knicks run and pointed skyward or clapped after each big New York bucket.

The Knicks — still playing without OG Anunoby, Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson — gave Lee plenty of reason to cheer. New York built a 26-point lead and added to its cushion in the Eastern Conference standings. The Knicks are fourth at 34-22; the 76ers are 32-23 — including 6-15 without Embiid.

“We've got to get people back,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “It's not going to happen overnight. There's an urgency to this. We can keep talking about kicking it down the road. We can't keep kicking it down the road. We've got to be ready now.”

When DiVincenzo hit an early 3 off an assist from Brunson, Lee jumped out of his seat and pumped his fist. One laugh in the first half came when Brunson dumped a pass behind his back to a streaking DiVincenzo. DiVincenzo — once known as the Michael Jordan of Delaware — botched the dunk.

DiVincenzo, who scored 16 points, did chase off a broom sweeper when he turned a midcourt steal into a bucket.

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Knicks: Host Boston on Saturday night.

76ers: Host Cleveland on Friday night.

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