BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Bagpipes, marching bands, and a sea of green took over the streets of Brooklyn as the borough celebrated the 51st Annual Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
This year’s parade was led by PIX11’s very own Magee Hickey, serving as Grand Marshal and helping kick off a day honoring Saint Patrick and the lasting impact of the Irish community in America.
The annual parade is a tradition for revelers like Eve Placzek.
“We watch it every year and every year we come to this house, and we have a great time,” Placzek said.
The parade first began back in 1975 and is the oldest St. Patrick’s Day parade in Brooklyn. Organizers and attendees say the event is all about bringing the community together to celebrate Irish pride.
“It’s a great way to show everybody, for the Irish that take pride, all the contributions that they have made to this city, this nation, this borough,” one attendant said.
As Brooklyn wraps up its celebrations, many New Yorkers are already looking ahead to the city’s largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration, the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Manhattan on Tuesday.
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