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Sunshine and blue skies for St. Patrick’s Day wearing the green

Last updated: 2023/03/17 at 2:43 PM
Jacky 6 days ago
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Participants play the bagpipes during the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City on March 17, 2023.
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The luck of the Irish included the weather as the 262nd St. Patrick’s Day Parade began Friday under sunny skies over Fifth Avenue.

Midtown marchers, to the sound of pipes and drums, headed uptown in the annual celebration of the Emerald Isle and its New York descendants, plus some outsiders.

“I always wanted to come to the parade,” said Elizabeth Becker, 41, of Las Vegas, who attended with her husband and daughter. “My dad is from New York.”

Participants play the bagpipes during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City on March 17, 2023. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The family was on vacation during spring break from school when they realized the time was right to show up for the first time. Becker was appropriately dressed in green.

“I’m Scots-Irish so I have a lot of green jackets,” she explained.

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams helped carry the council’s banner along the route on a balmy afternoon with temperatures in the 50s. Mayor Adams marched with FDNY chief Laura Kavanaugh and other FDNY bigwigs, and the group stopped to greet Cardinal Timothy Dolan outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Spectators watch during the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City on March 17, 2023.

Spectators watch during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City on March 17, 2023. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The mayor, renaming himself “O’Adams” for the day, said he felt right at home in the crowd.

“This is a real blue-collar community,” Adams said. “You know, our firefighters, our teachers, our members of the police department. I’m a blue-collar mayor.”

Dolan said he had no problem with the mayor’s recent comments about transforming the city into “a place of God.”

“I’m glad he’s bringing that to the table,” Dolan said. “We need more of that.”

Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh attend the 2023 New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in New York City.

Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh attend the 2023 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Show-goer Julia Lewis stood with a group of friends in matching outfits: green tutus, shamrock knee-highs, sparkly beads and green sequined bowlers. The team arrived around 10 p.m. Thursday after driving nearly 250 miles from upstate Auburn.

“Girls trip, let’s go!” said Lewis, 35. “It was very worth it. We thought everyone would be dressed like that.”

The protesters included remote groups from the San Francisco Police Department and the Randolph-Maron Academy in Virginia, including representatives from individual counties in Ireland.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Grand Marshal Kevin J. Conway attend the 2023 New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in New York City.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Grand Marshal Kevin J. Conway attend the 2023 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2023 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

“Happy St. Patrick’s Day!” shouted a man marching with the County Roscommon contingent, drawing cheers and applause from the people lining the pavements.

Hochul, the first female Irish governor in 40 years, said she was excited to join the protesters.

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“We have never seen crowds like this,” he said. “He is one of the best of all time. We’re back… that’s today’s message.”

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul waves during the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City on March 17, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via from Getty Images)

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul waves during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City on March 17, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via from Getty Images) (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

For Tina and Daniel Patrick Reilly, this was their second St. Paddy’s parade in a week. The two traveled to New York for the weekend after attending the Philadelphia parade last Sunday.

Because?

“The bagpipes, the Fire Department, the police,” Daniel, 51, said of his favorite places for the parade.

Spectators watch during the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City on March 17, 2023.

Spectators watch during the St. Patrick’s Day parade in New York City on March 17, 2023. (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Olivia Queenan, four months old, bundled up in an Irish wool sweater and tam, was perhaps the youngest participant of the day as she smiled in her father’s arms.

Mum Fiona Henry, 23, from Yonkers, said the family of three planned to march along the parade route with the group from County Sligo.

“She’s a very happy baby,” Henry said. “I am very lucky.”

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Jacky March 17, 2023
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