Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced modifications to tomorrow’s Hometown Heroes parade amid high temperatures and heat indices expected throughout the day. The parade to honor essential workers and celebrate the Summer of NYC will continue as scheduled. However, the ceremony at City Hall Plaza will be cancelled to keep New Yorkers safe from the heat. At the conclusion of the parade, the Mayor and First Lady will cheer marchers to applaud New York City’s hometown heroes.
Water will be added throughout the parade route. Cooling stations for participants are available at the beginning and end of the route.
Ticker Tape Parade Information
The Ticker Tape Parade will kick off on Wednesday, July 7th at 11:00 AM from Battery Park and travel north along Broadway to City Hall.
Sandra Lindsay, the Queens nurse who became the first person in the United States to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, will lead the parade and serve as Grand Marshal. Mayor de Blasio will march alongside hospital workers.
The parade will feature 10 bands and 14 specialty vehicles. Live acts performing during the parade will include The World’s Best 80’s Band, Jessie’s Girl.
Floats will depart in the following order, beginning with the first departure at 11:00 AM:
- Hospital Workers
- Healthcare Workers
- Education & Childcare
- First Responders
- Community Care
- City Workers
- Advocacy Organizations
- Transportation
- Hospitality & Building Care
- Emergency Food
- Communication & Delivery
- Small Businesses & Bodega
- Utilities
- Reinforcements
Members of the media with valid NYPD credentials will be given access to the parade route and are reminded to wear their credentials at or near police lines. No special parade credentials are required.
TV camera operators will have access to press trucks that will drive the route. Press truck credentials are limited to one per outlet. Media assigned to press truck risers must stay on the vehicle until the end of route.
Select members of the pool will be given a spot on risers built outside 250 Broadway. You must be a part of the pool in order to gain access to the risers. For more information regarding the pool broadcast, please contact Annette Jolles at Bard Entertainment at 917-743-1182.
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