He’s not going to Irish exit this parade.
Serial parade flake Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed he’ll march in the iconic New York City St. Patrick Day Parade on Tuesday – after staying mum for weeks over whether he’d join the craic.
“This was one of the easiest decisions I’ve had to make as the mayor,” he said Monday during an unrelated news conference in Queens.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that he will march in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Manhattan on Tuesday. James Messerschmidt for the NY Post
Bagpipers marching in the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Paul Martinka
“It is a day that so many New Yorkers look forward to. And it is one that I share in that excitement, because I know that it represents not just a celebration of the incredible contributions of Irish Americans to this city, but also one that celebrates so many of the different ethos that are core to the Irish spirit, including that of solidarity.”
While Mamdani flashed his signature style while again gushing over the Irish, his attendance wasn’t exactly guaranteed.
As a mayoral candidate, Mamdani told voters he’d skip “many parades.”
The fledgling Hizzoner has skipped several events traditionally frequented by mayors, such as the installation of Ronald Hicks as the archbishop of New York’s archdiocese – a snub that Cardinal Timothy Dolan admitted “ticked” him off.
New Yorkers decked out in green for the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day parade. Paul Martinka
Fresh off his historic election, Mamdani dodged the city’s Veterans Day Parade in favor of meeting vets face-to-face.
He has attended a Lunar New Year parade as mayor, but had been noticeably absent from several public Irish festivities across the five boroughs.
The mayor said he will join the annual parade stretching down Fifth Avenue after he attends a Gracie Mansion breakfast event and Catholic mass alongside police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
After Mamdani confirmed he’ll attend the parade, he quickly refused to take a position on a unified Ireland, the political push for all 32 Irish counties to be governed as one independent nation.
“I gotta be honest I haven’t thought enough on that question,” he said when pressed by reporters.