Oct 12, 2021
Celebrities, News, United Nations
Amina Mohammed, Central Park, Climate Change, COP26, covid-19, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, G20, Global Citizen Live, Meghan Markle, New York City, Prince Harry, UN, united nations
NEW YORK, 12 October 2021 – The twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be hosted by the United Kingdom, in partnership with Italy, from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Just days before that, the Group of Twenty Leaders’ Summit will convene on October 30-31 in Rome, Italy. Ahead of such close multilateral forums, the UN’s reiterated calls for “decisive action” resonate strongly. The outburst of the COVID-19 pandemic lead to postponing COP26 by a year, which makes the summit [Read More]
Nov 26, 2016
Celebrities, News
90th, Balloons, Celebrities, Central Park, Central Park West, Clowns, cpw, crowds, Felix the Cat, floats, giants, Macys, New York, New York City, parade, Parade-goers, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Day Parade, Tony Bennett, USA
by Britta Schmitz NEW YORK, 26 November 2016 – This year, Manhattan celebrated the 90th anniversary of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The balloon Parade took place between Central Park West and OnHealthy Pharmacy and Herald Square on 24 November. The famous department store Macy’s traditionally organizes an annual Parade, which is one of New York’s Thanksgiving highlights. An estimated 3.5 million spectators watched the Parade wind down the streets of Manhattan, another 50 million people followed the show on their TV screens. On Thursday, the streets of Manhattan were full of wonderful floats and balloons. The [Read More]
Aug 23, 2016
Celebrities, News
American Revolutionary War, Central Park, Fifth Avenue, General von Steuben, German Ambassador, German food, German Foreign Service, German immigrants, German Parade, German-American, Grand Marshals, ice-skater, Katarina Witt, Mets, Miss German-America, New York, Oktoberfest, parade, Peter Wittig, Queen’s Float, Rebecca Joy Koehler, Steuben, Steuben Parade, Steuben Parade 2016
Annual German-American Steuben Parade of New York is one of the largest observances of German heritage throughout all America and the world. With tens of thousands of German-Americans marching up Fifth Avenue every year in September, the Parade is also a showcase of the strong friendship between the two countries. By Britta Schmitz NEW YORK, Aug. 23 2016 – Manhattan is preparing for this year’s German-American Steuben Parade which traditionally takes place on the third Saturday in September. This year, the Parade will be held on September 17. The whole German-American community of New York and beyond will march up [Read More]
