St. Patrick's Parade on Staten Island welcomes marchers
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — It's parade time again as March comes in with the band for St. Patrick's Day.
Everyone's excitement is part of the experience from the sidewalk to the street.
More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State
Along Forest Avenue in the West Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island, crowds packed the sidewalks for the 61st annual parade.
'It's happiness and people coming together,' said John Karp standing with his mother Lillian wearing handmade crocheted hats.
Students, dancers, musicians, and representatives from groups on the Island marched and waved. The FDNY led the procession with bagpipes and fire engines.
Cheers echoed along the route for hours Sunday afternoon.
The annual Saint Patrick's Day parade has been a source of controversy, as it has excluded members of the LGBTQ+ community from marching with a banner.
More Local News
This year with a change in leadership at the organization, parade organizers welcomed the Pride Center of Staten Island and its banner.
'We cannot be erased,' said the Pride Center Executive Director Carol Bullock.
Mayor Eric Adams attended the festivities and walked with the Pride Center and a group of supporters. He and his predecessor had skipped previous parades due to the policy.
Previous parade leaders had said the banner did not belong at the parade honoring a saint.
The largest St. Patrick's Day parade in the world will be held in Manhattan along 5th Avenue on Monday, March 17. It lifted the ban LQBTQ+ community and groups in 2014.
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Local Giant Eagle sells lottery ticket worth $100K+
UNIONTOWN, Ohio (WJW) – A lucky Ohio Lottery player in Summit County got the numbers right to win a Rolling Cash 5 jackpot worth more than $100,000. According to Ohio Lottery documents, the man-picked ticket was purchased at Giant Eagle in Uniontown ahead of the Monday, June 9, drawing. Raccoon found with meth pipes: New developments The ticket matched five out of five numbers correctly and is worth $130,000. The winning numbers in the drawing were: 6-10-17-21-30. CLICK HERE to check your numbers. Lottery ticket in Ohio worth $25K a year for life The Rolling Cash 5 is a daily drawing game. The jackpot starts at $100,000 and grows every time there isn't a 5 of 5 winner. The odds of winning the Rolling Cash 5 jackpot are 1 in 575,757. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Kentucky sitting near bottom of rankings in environmental protection: Study
KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — A recent study showed that the U.S. produces over 292 million tons of waste annually, and Kentucky is one of the primary culprits. According to a SmileHub study, Americans produce more than 4.9 pounds of waste per day. SmileHub claimed that over 50% of Americans worry about the toxic waste pollution of soil and water sources. The study compared 50 states across three key factors: environmental protection, energy consumption and waste disposal, and emission and pollution contributions. The charity locating website said that Kentucky doesn't work as hard as other states in limiting its pollution. Kentucky sitting near bottom of rankings in environmental protection: Study Corydon man dead after deputy-involved shooting Longtime Kentucky representative, coach, educator dead at 85 In the study, SmileHub found that, after comparing all 50 states, Kentucky ranks 47th overall in environmental protection, only being outpaced by Kansas, Mississippi, and West Virginia. With a total score of 33.60, Kentucky ranks: 39th in environmental protection per capita 42nd in share of state land designated for parks and wildlife 37th in energy efficiency 41st in total tonnage of landfill waste per capita 31st in industrial toxins per square mile Regarding Kentucky's green initiatives, the Bluegrass ranks 42nd in share of population using green transportation, which is contributing to its overall rank of 20th in terms of vulnerability to climate change, the study found. Read more of the latest Kentucky news SmileHub data claims the overall top-ranking states in terms of environmental protection are California, Virginia, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont. As for overall scores in the study, the top five performing states are California, Washington, New York, Vermont, and Maryland. While Louisiana, West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, and North Dakota scrape the bottom of the barrel, according to SmileHub. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
LIRR service resumes after electrical fire in Grand Central Madison
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Long Island Railroad trains are back on schedule after an electrical fire broke out in a tunnel at Grand Central Madison Tuesday morning, officials said. Authorities responded to the incident at 8:15 a.m., and it took several hours and more than 100 firefighters to contain the smoky tunnel, according to FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker. The heavy smoke conditions were in the basement of the LIRR tracks, officials said. 'There was zero visibility down there,' Tucker said. Three firefighters and a civilian suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to the FDNY. All Grand Central-bound trains were diverted to Penn Station or Jamaica due to the incident, according to the MTA. The trains were back on schedule at around 2:40 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She has been with PIX11 News for two years. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
