A sea of Green flooded Fifth Avenue for the 255th annual St. Patricks Day Parade.
Just days after a debilitating blizzard and ice storm which slammed the metropolitan area,
City sanitation crews swept the Queen of Avenues clean for the annual parade honoring Irish
Americans.
Bagpipes and marching bands from the New York Police and Fire Departments were joined from marchers across the country and world, including Ireland, France and Spain, in the Big Apple's biggest parade. The New York State Police marched honoring its centenary of service.
The parade which traces its roots to 1762 or more than a decade before the American Revolution, celebrates Tradition and Irish Pride.
marched with 343 American Flags, each banner honoring one firefighter killed during the
September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks on America.
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