Today is the day in which America celebrates Christopher Columbus’ 1492 expedition and Italian-American culture, and the biggest single celebration is held right in New York City–the NYC Columbus Day Parade.
Gallery: NYC Columbus Day Parade Photos
The famous parade will make its way up Fifth Ave. from 47th to 72nd St.The parade commences at 11:30 a.m. and will end at 3 p.m. More than 35,000 participants and 100 bands and floats will transform Fifth Ave. this afternoon.
If you aren’t one of the nearly one million spectators that flock to the city to see the parade in person, fear not. Be sure to visit us at 11:30 a.m., and we’ll stream the parade as it happens live.
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