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At 11AM tomorrow, the Saint Patrick's Day Parade will start at 44th Street and Fifth Avenue and will travel up Fifth Avenue to 86th Street. And, keeping with the grand tradition of controversy regarding who does or doesn't march in the parade, parade organizer John Dunleavy has ruffled more than a few FDNY feathers by moving the FDNY from the front of the parade (behind the NYPD) to the middle of the pack; if you want to see what that means, check out this Line of March PDF - they are after a bunch of high school bands! Local politicians, such as City Councilman Miguel Martinez (who heads the council's fire and criminal justice committee) suggested parade-goers boo Dunleavy at the parade. Even City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is marching in a parade in Dublin because the city's St. Patrick's Day parade excludes gays, thinks Dunleavy is wrong.
Here are some St. Patrick's Day guides from Citysearch and Time Out NY. And even though Governor Spitzer is listed as marching, the Steamroller will be marching in a parade upstate.
Photograph of awesome St. Patrick's Day dogs by notchet on Flickr
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If I was the mayor, I'd pull the permit for the parade. That and the fact the organizers are a bunch of uninclusive snakes with their own strange political agenda. Being of Irish ancestry myself, I have to wonder what the hell are these people thinking?
Perhaps those of Irish ancestry and a bit more rational and loving outlook on life can apply for a parade permit down 5th Avenue for the morning of next March 17th and have Christine Quinn as grand marshall and have the parade led by the FDNY.
Fun facts about St. Patrick:
Patrick along with Saint Brigid of Ireland are the patron saints of Ireland.
Patrick is celebrated in both the Roman Catholic and Anglican calendar of saints on March 17th.
Patrick was born in Britain to a family of Roman offiicals.
If I was the mayor, I'd pull the permit for the parade. That and the fact the organizers are a bunch of uninclusive snakes with their own strange political agenda. Being of Irish ancestry myself, I have to wonder what the hell are these people thinking?
Perhaps those of Irish ancestry and a bit more rational and loving outlook on life can apply for a parade permit down 5th Avenue for the morning of next March 17th and have Christine Quinn as grand marshall and have the parade led by the FDNY.
Fun facts about St. Patrick:
Patrick along with Saint Brigid of Ireland are the patron saints of Ireland.
Patrick is celebrated in both the Roman Catholic and Anglican calendar of saints on March 17th.
Patrick was born in Britain to a family of Roman offiicals.
Just ban alcohol for the day and call it rap . Let's see how they do then . (Close all the bars in the city )
If one of those male dogs mounted the other male dog, would he still be allowed to march?
I wonder how that would turn out, closing all the bars in the city. It's a thought, but I have a feeling there would be rallies against that which would be even more distressing than the drunkards at the parade. I think people forget what St Patty's day is all about. There's a cool video on travelistic dot com everyone should check out. It's the new episode of The Map
You'll like the tradition more I promise.