It’s been a while since I’ve done a post. Actually, it’s been a while since I’ve done any significant new wandering around NYC; but today I did. It’s cool, dreary, and overcast with occasional rainshowers. My kind of day. I got up and couldn’t figure out what I felt like doing and realized it’s been [...]
Archive for the ‘Parades’ category
A Saturday in NYC
September 12, 20092009 Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue
April 12, 2009It’s Easter in New York City and the Easter Parade is still a major draw. Remember, it isn’t a real parade. The police cordon off 5th Avenue between 49th St. and 57th St. and people mill about. The minority wear hats. The majority have cameras. The place was jammed. Biggest crowds there that I’ve seen [...]
2008 Pakistan Day Parade in New York City
August 24, 2008On my way to Church on Sunday, I discovered that Madison Avenue had up the barricades for a parade. I hadn’t looked to see if any were scheduled, so I didn’t know who it was. I talked with a cop and he told me it was the Pakistan Day Parade and would be held at [...]
2008 Dominican Day Parade in NYC – Part 2
August 12, 2008This is the second of two posts on the Dominican Parade. The next picture was just one of those things. This guy may have been associated with some group, but I sure can’t figure out who. He and another cyclist were in an open area of the parade and they just kept doing some circling [...]
2008 Dominican Day Parade in NYC – Part 1
August 11, 2008Sunday had the annual Dominican Day Parade on Sixth Avenue. Like last year, it was big, it was loud, it was loud, and it was loud. All in all, a good parade with an enormous amount of audience enthusiasm and, as can be expected, a lot of politics in an election year. The parade did [...]
