Posted on 09/14/2020 10:12:53 AM PDT by Hojczyk
De Blasio announced that the Thanksgiving Day parade will be held virtually this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday
‘It will not be the same parade we’re used to,’ he said. ‘[Macy’s is] reinventing the event for this moment in history’
The mayor said the parade will not be live but will be available online and on TV
Macy’s is expected to release additional details about its plans later Monday
For the first time in nearly a century the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will not be taking to the streets of New York City.
At a press conference on Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the parade will be held virtually this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
‘It will not be the same parade we’re used to,’ de Blasio said. ‘[Macy’s is] reinventing the event for this moment in history. And you will be able to feel the spirit and the joy of that day.’
The parade will not be live this year but viewers can watch it online and on TV, the mayor said.
He praised Macy’s for successfully adapting its Fourth of July fireworks display and expressed excitement for how it will reimagine the parade as well.
‘There are some things we still can’t do,’ de Blasio. ‘We’re looking forward to a lot of them coming back in 2021.’
For the first time in nearly a century the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will not be taking to the streets of New York City this November (file photo)
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that the parade will be held virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic
Macy’s addressed the upcoming changes in a post on its website, writing: ‘Following our successful, safe and innovative production of Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks®, it is our intention to similarly reimagine Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this November.’
De Blasio said the retail giant will be releasing more details about their plans later on Monday.
Macy’s held its first Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924 to mark the opening of its ‘world’s largest store’ in New York City.
The parade through the streets of Manhattan quickly became a beloved American tradition with more than 3.5 million people attending and another 50 million tuning in to watch it on TV each year.
Roughly 10,000 people – including 4,000 Macy’s employees – come together to put on the parade each year.
In recent years the cost of the parade has topped $4million between balloon costs, float decorations and property taxes, according to GoBankingRates.
Last month de Blasio indicated that portions of the parade would still be held in person this year.
‘Some is going to be virtual, there might be some small in-person pieces, spread out pieces, it’s not going to look at all of course like how we are used to,’ he said on August 20.
What the Hell is a “Virtual Parade”?
No deal. We’ll watch recordings of past parades. This will allow us to easily skip the creepy/fake/vacuous/nasty performances.
Hold the parade in DC and broadcast it everywhere except NYC.
Less is more.
“There is something just not right about de Blasio”.
He’s a Communist.
I think they should go back to Old York City! The New one is a disaster!
If the gays want to parade, I’ll bet that’s fine.
Maybe that guy who predicted NY to flip for Trump was right after all.
There is NOTHING the Republicans could do to ruin the dems chances that would be in any way better than what the dems are doing to themselves.
Next cancellation is New Year’s Eve and dropping the ball.
He wouldn’t do that, would he?????
MayDay will go on!
Anything they’ve virtually put out there so far is really bad and not worth viewing. I won’t be watching but enjoy ‘traditions’ otherwise enjoyable.
BTW....these covid accomodating changes in society norms is certainly getting more and more ‘Sinister’ and an ‘ungodly’ push on society.
‘”Mayor Bill de Blasio cancels iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and says it will be reimagined as a virtual event’
Maybe we should reimagine city and state governments. While we are at it, let’s reimagine Congre$$.
Where is the Mayor getting the authority to do all this?
I did not know being a mayor gave you dictatorial power over every aspect of our life.
Sort of like the scene in Miracle on 34th Street where the political advisor to the judge says “Yeah, the crying little kids who won’t have Santa visit their town, the moms and dads who vote will go for you in a big way....”
So De Blasio will hug Santa himself virtually and take credit for his non-parade. The dirty scumbag corrupt Commie.
It is what communists do. Tear down cultural fabric.
These people think they’re gods, I wish someone would hold an illegal parade on the same day with massive turn out, what an a$$whole that guy is
At this rate NYC is rapidly becoming a virtual city.
>>While we are at it, let’s reimagine Congre$$.
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Do not go that way. The 17th A was bad enough. The left has been reimagining congress, made up of leftists fascists for decades. Instead lets imagine we had an amendment that required a balance budget. And no further.
Well, maybe we COULD have a Wakanda style Presidential selection.
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