Manhattan's St Patrick's Day Parade 2023 is a beloved New York tradition that began on March 17, 1762 when New York was still British. That was fourteen years BEFORE the U.S. Declaration of Independence in 1776. The first parade was made by Irish patriots serving in the British Army. At the time, wearing green was forbidden in Ireland. Wow! Today, around 250,000 people … [Read more...] about The NYC St Patrick’s Day Parade 2023 Marches Up Fifth Avenue
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Celebrate St Patrick’s Day NYC and the Patron Saint of Ireland
St Patrick's Day NYC commemorates the traditional death of the patron saint of Ireland on March 17. St Patrick and the Irish who followed him have been the great evangelizers of Roman Catholicism. Irish established Roman Catholicism in New York City and still lead it. St. Patrick's Day NYC 2023 The next St. Patrick's Day is Friday, March 17, 2023. Coastal Spanish and … [Read more...] about Celebrate St Patrick’s Day NYC and the Patron Saint of Ireland
Between Riverside and Crazy Goes to Broadway
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by New York playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis ("The Get Down"). It's the story of a retired policeman contemplating life and death as he faces eviction from one of the last rent-controlled apartments on Riverside Drive in the Upper West Side. It premiered at the Atlantic Theater Company in 2014 and won the 2015 … [Read more...] about Between Riverside and Crazy Goes to Broadway
The NYC St Patrick’s Day Parade 2021 Honors First Responders and Essential Workers Virtually
The NYC St Patrick's Day Parade goes virtual on Twitter @StPatsParadeNYC and Facebook @NYCStPatricksDayParade on St Patrick's Day, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The NYC St Patrick's Day Parade The parade normally marches proudly up Fifth Avenue past St Patrick's Cathedral. In 2020, New York City locked down to fight the COVID-19 Pandemic on March 12, just days before the … [Read more...] about The NYC St Patrick’s Day Parade 2021 Honors First Responders and Essential Workers Virtually