We are only 365 days away from the next chance to gorge on piecaken, which means it's the perfect time to lean into your tryptophan-induced coma and take a fond look back at yesterday's 89th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.
"Always loved T-giving as a kid. Dad would get up & live tweet the parade & the game & commercials & just enjoy himself." -daughter n 20 yrs
— Rory Scovel (@roryscovel) November 26, 2015
Perfect weather brought out crowds of millions as ginormous cartoon balloon gods smiled upon NYC, heralded by colorful floats and thousands of wranglers, clowns, dancers, and marching bands from high schools and universities from around the country.
Scott Lynch / Gothamist
Scott Lynch / Gothamist
Everything went off without a hitch even if Mariah Carey may have been lip-syncing "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
A wonderful day for a parade in NYC. Happy Thanksgiving! pic.twitter.com/0bYmsApjKO
— Commissioner Bratton (@CommissBratton) November 26, 2015
The NYPD were out on the route in unprecedented numbers, with 2500 police officers on the scene, (waving the French flag in solidarity after the recent Paris attacks) along with plenty of Bomb Squad and Counterterrorism forces. Fortunately, the festivities went off without incident—the most contentious moments involved which side of the avenue could yell "Pikachu!!!!" the loudest.
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From 2012, a Thanksgiving Day parade classic. Happy eating, everyone! pic.twitter.com/HddrPvPp3v
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) November 26, 2015
