It was the wearing of the Green as tens of thousands of marchers and scores of bands marched up the Queen of Avenues in the annual St. Patricks Day Parade.
The annual Irish American cultural and civic event dates to 1762 and is America's oldest Parade.
Among the first groups included the Fighting 69th, the U.S. Army Regiment from New York which was historically an Irish/American unit.
Members for the New York City Policy and Fire Departments, and a plethora of Bagpipe groups, local bands and Irish American County organizations for the march up the green line on Fifth Avenue from St. Patrick's Cathedral past tens of thousands of spectators.
The New York City Fire Department 343 Battalion honoring the 343 firefighters killed on September 11, 2001, (seen above) marched carrying 343 American flags honoring the fallen.
Senator George Mitchell of Maine (retired) was the Parade Grand Marshall. Senator Mitchell was honored for his role in the Northern Ireland Peace process.
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