CHIEF OF DETECTIVES BOBBY BOYCE TO BLOW WHISTLE TO START NEW YORK CITY ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Robert “Bobby” Boyce, who is retiring after 35 years on the streets of New York, will blow the whistle to officially start the 257th New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 17, 11 a.m., at 44th Street and … [Read more...]
Farewell to Katherine M. “Kitty” Geissler
Farewell to Katherine M. “Kitty” Geissler The Board of Directors of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade, on behalf of all Irish-Americans, celebrates the life and mourns the death of our dear Kitty Geissler, 105 years old. We offer our prayers for her soul and for her family. Kitty was a Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians National Life Member and the … [Read more...]
Saint Patrick’s Day Foundation Creates Cardinal Dolan Scholarships for Catholic School Students
NEW YORK, NY, February 1, 2018 – The New York City St. Patrick’s Day Foundation has created the Cardinal Dolan Scholarships for students in New York Archdiocesan schools associated with the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Three partial scholarships will be awarded to students selected by the Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York. One scholarship … [Read more...]
2017 Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Dedicated To Catholic Charities, New York State Police
Official Press Release here 2017 NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade® Dedicated To Catholic Charities, New York State Police New York, NY, December 9, 2016 – The 2017 NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be dedicated to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York and to the New York State Police, two organizations which will be 100 years old in … [Read more...]
Pat Quinn is Grand Marshal of Yonkers Parade
New York, NY -- Patrick Ryan Quinn, who helped to popularize the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that went viral online and swept the nation last summer, is the Grand Marshal of this year’s Yonkers St Patrick's Parade. The Yonkers native and leading advocate for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, will lead the 61st annual parade on McLean … [Read more...]