It’s the world’s largest celebration of Italian heritage and it all happens on Fifth Avenue.
From 5th Avenue to Randall's Island FOX 5 NY's Michelle Ross has a recap of the day's events.Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated their Italian heritage at the 79th annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City on Monday.Columbus Citizens Foundation is the nonprofit organization that puts on the parade. Marian Pardo is the board chair and says the parade has roots going back to 1929.
Leading them was Grand Marshal Beth Paretta of Paretta Autosport, a woman-owned and woman-driven IndyCar team. Despite this massive celebration, the city no longer recognizes the day as Columbus Day. It’s now referred to as ‘Italian Heritage and Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ to acknowledge Native Americans.
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Annual Columbus Day Parade brings largest celebration of Italian-American heritageLuke Gentile is a social media producer for the Washington Examiner. Originally from Indiana, Luke graduated from the University of Maryland with degrees in multiplatform journalism and government and politics, and he completed the College Park Scholars program for International Studies.Follow him on X: lukegentile21
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