Apr 2, 2021
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New York, March 17, 2021: Mayor Bill de Blasio: Good morning, everybody. And Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone. I want to talk about the celebration this morning, which was very powerful and filled with hope. But before I get into that, I’ve got to talk about something really troubling and something I think for so many New Yorkers is causing them a lot of pain and a lot of fear right now – the horrible attacks in Atlanta, the murders of innocent people simply because they were Asian American. We have to be clear that what we saw here [Read More]
Mar 17, 2018
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Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar tak es part in the 2018 Saint Patricks Day Parade today in New York City. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/EuropaNewswire by Kurt Wheelock New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo marched separately in the 257th annual St. Patrick Day’s parade on Saturday, along with over 100,000 other marchers. Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, flanked by Long Island Republican Congressman Peter King, announced his government’s multi-million dollar grant for an Irish cultural center in Hell’s Kitchen. He also recounted traveling to Oklahoma to visit to Native American tribe which after suffering its own [Read More]
Apr 5, 2015
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Stephanie Zawalski/ Europa Newswire April 5, 2015 NEW YORK — Today’s Easter Parade is little like that seen on the iconic 1948 film Easter Parade, starting Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. What hasn’t changed are the throngs of people strolling 5th Avenue either to see or be seen. Those with the most eye catching head gear get swarmed by professional photographers as well as amateurs snapping pics with their cell phones and iPads. The parade, which began as early as 1870, is said to have once been a reflection of American prosperity but it has since been transformed into something [Read More]
