Fifth Avenue turned green today as the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade drew 150,000. Over 200 bands—bagpipes, drums—marched; a Bronx step team’s jig won X’s 25,000 posts. Free shamrocks—10K tossed—flew; $6 beers sold 5,000. Sun hit 65°F; crowds roared. NYC’s Irish—city’s festive.
Grand Marshal Liam Kelly, 60, led 50 floats—Dublin flags waved. A Queens school’s 100 dancers—kids aged 8—stole hearts. Local pubs—$20K raised—funded scholarships. New LED screens—parade cams—lit 50th Street. Fifth’s pulse—NYC’s Celtic heart.
It’s not perfect—crowds pushed; barriers bent. Some floats lagged—gaps grew. Still, 200 bands, 150K eyes—parade’s a hit. Post-march, Midtown pubs buzzed—Guinness flowed. Annual rite—NYC celebrates.
Kelly’s 60—Irish king? Dancers’ 8—future stars. NYC cheered; Fifth glowed. St. Paddy’s—step on.
