Columbus Day Parade returns to NYC

The Columbus Day Parade returned after the in-person parade was canceled due to the pandemic last year.

Grand Marshal Michael Pascucci, Chairman of Duck Pond Associates, led dozens of marching bands and floats and over 100 marching groups up the Fifth Avenue parade route from 44th Street to 72nd Street.

Maseratis and Lamborghinis revved and roared through Midtown as Italian pride filled the city.

Revelers said the parade made them feel proud to be Italian.

Some even came from Italy to soak it all in. The parade is the world's largest celebration of Columbus Day, with tens of thousands of people visiting the city for the Italian-American heritage celebration.

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[papalou]

God bless the Italian culture. Thank you for not being a drain on my country

[rayrombos]

If Columbus did not exist, the United States would not exist.

“If Spain had not existed four hundred years ago, the United States would not exist today… Because I believe that every young Saxon-American loves justice and admires heroism as much as I do, I have decided to write this book. The reason we have not done justice to the Spanish explorers is simply because we have been misinformed. His story is unparalleled ...

We love bravery, and the exploration of the Americas by the Spaniards was the greatest, the longest and the most wonderful series of feats in history… ”

The Spanish Pioneers. Charles Fletcher Lummis.

What's more...
Spain contributed as decisively or more to their independence from Great Britain. From the beginning, she sent weapons, ammunition, medicine and cloth, as well as financial aid, and provided shelter for her ships. Moreover, while the French participated with 5, 000 men, Spain sent to America more than double, 11, 000 (Spaniards of all races fought for the freedom of the US, of Mexico of Hispanoamerica) although the glory was taken by the Gauls when they were together George Washington in the famous Battle of Yorktown in 1781, in which the British were defeated.

[vinnyG]

This is Great to see as an Italian American. Everyone having a great time, enjoying great music, classic cars and an all around Beautiful day.
No stabbings, no robberies, , no raping and pillaging.
This is the way a Parade should be all the time.
Take note people, you know who you are!!!

[vincentbacarella]

What a beautiful parade God bless and happy Columbus day to all

[VinceG]

Finally some common sense. It looks like a good turnout.

[ewardprince]

? why do Italians claim that Columbus were Italian when there's no proof that he were Italian he did not speak the language he never step foot in North America .

[jinnbanshee]

🇮🇹 Italy is a beautiful country and civilized people .major food in America is Italian food..

[mrsammyg]

What parade? All I'm seeing is mouthbreathing festival.

[jondeibe]

The first people Columbus encountered in the Americas were Indians fleeing other Indians who had enslaved and conquered them, which occured quite often in the New World. The Iroquois treated the Hurons horrifically, the Anasazi were horrendous, and the tribes the Europeans encountered obviously exterminated the Clovis peoples.

He armed the slaves to protect them against their oppressors.

Columbus was tame compared to the Spaniards, the Aztecs had committed mass sacrifice, cannibalism, genocide, and enslavement for decades.

If any governments need to be taken to task it is the British and Spanish, and people need to realize that humans in general were barbaric back then.

[ivancoviello]

VIVA L'ITALIA and ALL MY LATIN and MEDITERRANEAN

[Alaska-Jack]

I’m having lasagna in honor of Columbus Day an Italian dish thank you Columbus thank you America Vespucci !

[krypton]

To move forward is not to cower in fear behind closed doors, but to take chances at LIFE & just enjoy it.

Oh shist, where'd I hear that

[christophermichaelclarence]

Love our European Neighbor's culture, Food and History. European Latin Brothers forever
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Children of the Roman Empire.
Romance Languages
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[etnalutt]

Beautiful, so happy to see the return of the Columbus Day! 💞

[captainkapalot]

Celebrating Columbus day without any Spanish flags? 😂😂

[diegoflores]

I dont knw why they are flying the italian flag, colombus came in a spanish expedition

[nicolasmedina]

Esto es un chiste... Entiendo que cristoforo haya nacido en Génova que hoy en día forma parte de Italia pero nada tiene que ver con el día de la hispanidad ya que todas las instituciones formadas en el nuevo continente fueron costeadas por el imperio español al igual que las naves del viaje y la mayor parte de la tripulación. Inclusive los africanos cristianos tuvieron más implicancia en la formación del nuevo continente en un principio que los italianos.

[ExistentialAbyssal]

God bless Italia, I am a italian Spaniard and I love my culture

[kasodus]

I bet those same people would attend Mussolini rally and possibly dream about it

[ninato]

I remember that 12 of October is SPANISH national day not Italian