While most of the Giants arrived at Newark International Airport yesterday afternoon, there was one notable member of the squad missing: Super Bowl XLVI MVP Eli Manning. It seems that the quarterback was cheating on his team with... Disney characters. more ›

As the New York Giants await their flight back to Newark today, mingling awkwardly with morose members of the New England Patriots, the city gets ready to clean up the dozens of tons of ticker-tape that will be bombarded upon the streets of Manhattan Tuesday. Cue up some 80's cleaning montage music! more ›

Last week, there was a tad bit of controversy (and a dollop of confusion) over the Harlem Pride event scheduled for the last weekend in June. The weekend-long celebration of gay pride in Harlem left some local pastors frothing at the mouth that "the homosexual agenda will do nothing but harm the community." But not everyone is intimidated by the rainbow: "My church will be there in full force," said openly gay Pastor Joseph Tolton. more ›

Oh sure, we're in store for a serious Biblical-style comeuppance tomorrow—but what if everything doesn't end? It might sound like crazy talk, but there are other fun things happening in the city tomorrow besides Rapture Looting Parties and all of this. And that includes the 5th annual Dance Parade in Manhattan! more ›

Can you believe this is still happening? For the 26th year in a row, the April Fools' Day Committee has announced their parade, which will not take place on April 1st, or ever, because it is a joke. They tell us the parade will start at 5th Avenue and 59th Street at noon on the 1st (rain or shine!) and end in Washington Square Park. Once the little 2.6 mile walk is done, a King and Queen of Fools will be crowned (our money is on parade participants Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan!). more ›

Is everyone excited for Phil Collins Day? It's right around the corner, so hopefully you picked up your Phil pinata. If your bosses are Genesis fans they probably gave you the day off, in which case there is only one place to be: more ›

Tomorrow is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and this is the second year for its new route—the procession of balloons, floats, marching bands and performers will head down Central Park West, swing a left at Central Park South and then head down Seventh and Sixth Avenues (partially due to those pedestrian plazas in Times Square), hitting 42nd Street along the way and ending on 34th Street by the department store. The festivities begin at 9 a.m., mere hours after today's balloon inflation fun (by the way, it may rain so be prepared.) more ›

Finish up all your candy, because it's time to make room for turkey! Thanksgiving is coming up, and with it, the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year the Daily News-sponsored Big Apple float has some super-sized bookings, including Kanye West, who will perform while rolling down... one of the streets. Parade producer Amy Kule told the paper, "The 84th Macy's Parade will dazzle and entertain the entire nation with a fantastic pageant filled with the most popular giant character helium balloons, awe-inspiring floats, the nation's best marching bands and an amazing lineup of performers." more ›

Did Mayor Bloomberg jinx the Yankees this morning? On his weekly radio program, he told listeners that the city has already begun planning out the Yankees parade route, even though they haven't won the first round yet. "I'm sort of trying to figure out where the parade should start," the mayor said (CBS thought he was joking). One caller responded, "Don't get ahead of yourself." more ›

Who has the bigger freaks, the West Village or Coney Island? Well if you've got a MetroCard you can judge for yourself around Halloween, as Coney Island will be hosting a parade down Surf Avenue to challenge the Manhattan festivities. Borough President Marty Markowitz said, “This is all a prelude to Coney Island becoming a year-round destination," and joked he would "dress up as a politician." Instant rimshot! more ›

Yesterday, 43rd Annual West Indian American Carnival brought out millions (over two million, according to MyFoxNY) to celebrate Caribbean culture in Brooklyn. Performers showed off colorful costumes and got people dancing with music. One performer explained to NY1, "Just having one peace and one heart. It’s just uniting as one. That's what it is." more ›

Today is the West Indian American Day Carnival's 43rd annual parade. The colorful parade, estimated to be the city's largest with 3 million revelers, heads down Eastern Parkway, from Utica Avenue to Flatbush Avenue, and features costume bands, masqueraders, moko jumbies (stilt walkers!), floats and many more sights—and delicious foods. The parade began at 11 a.m. and festivities continue on till 6 p.m. more ›

On Sunday we were invited to ride along with the boys on W's Gay Pride Parade float—here are some photos that Dan Lurie took for us while marching along with them. (And even more photos of the event from readers!) This year's Grand Marshals were Constance McMillen, the Mississippi teen banished from her school's prom for being a lesbian; Lt. Dan Choi, an openly gay National Guardsman; and Judy Shepard, mother of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard. They were all joined by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Gov. David Paterson, along with thousands of others. more ›

The Gay Pride parade kicked off at noon today, starting from 36th Street and 5th Avenue, and marching down to Christopher and Greenwich Streets. There will also be a number of events happening after the parade. PRIDEfest street fair will be taking place until 7 p.m. at Hudson Street between W 14th Street and Abingdon Square, and after the parade the Dance on the Pier party at Pier 54 will be going through a fireworks show at 10:30 p.m. If you're there, send us photos at tips@gothamist.com, or tag them "gothamist" on Flickr. more ›

Lieutenant Dan Choi, the openly gay West Point graduate who has become the "poster soldier" for the movement to include gays in the military, will be one of the Grand Marshals at the Gay Pride March on Sunday. Choi, an Arabic translator who spent 15 months in Iraq before coming out in a nationally televised interview, tells NY1, "How disgusting to think that 60 years from now they're going to look back on this time in 2010 and say you weren't able to serve in your country's military because you are an American who happens to be gay? We're going to be so ashamed." more ›

The Coney Island Mermaid Parade marched down Surf Avenue yesterday, but this year the parade took on a different tone. As one sign put it: "Fuck You BP, Save the Mermaids." There was an element of protest at yesterday's parade, as some marchers and performers attempted to remind the audience that real marine life is in danger in the Gulf of Mexico. " Performance artist James (Tigger) Ferguson told the Daily News, "Today is a celebration of sea life trying to survive in the gulf. The Mermaid Parade is a celebration of marine life, mythical and real." more ›

Everybody was Boricua along Fifth Avenue yesterday for the 53rd Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade. Over three million spectators were estimated in attendance, standing several-people deep to get a look at Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Paterson, and parade royalty Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez. Many parade-goers began lining up hours before the starting time of 11 a.m. to get prime spots, and though the parade was limited to five hours and the route was cut, people were as excited as ever. Claudia Albarado, wearing a shirt reading "When I die and Heaven does not want me, take me straight to Puerto Rico," told WCBS, "I see all my people here. I'm very happy." However, the parade wasn't complete without some SNAFUs. more ›

The Puerto Rican Day Parade has been marching all day down 5th Avenue, drawing about three million spectators and most likely bringing traffic to a grinding halt throughout the city. However, due to new parade route rules, the parade was limited to five hours and shortened by 25%. But that didn't stop people from coming out. If you were there, share your photographs of the parade by tagging the "gothamist" on Flickr or email them to photos@gothamist.com. more ›

Today is the Puerto Rican Day Parade down Fifth Avenue. The festivities, which are expected to have around 80,000 marchers and 3 million spectators, begin at 11 a.m., starting at 44th Street and ending at 86th Street. The parade be airing on Fox 5 and MyFoxNY.com will have streaming video of the parade. This year's grand marshal or "godfather" is Marc Anthony, a last minute replacement after the original godfather stepped down to his past domestic abuse conviction. Share your photographs of the parade by tagging the "gothamist" on Flickr or email them to photos@gothamist.com. more ›