Members of the 42nd and 198th Infantry Division band lead the U.S. Army 69th Division march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
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Maddie Vogele cheers during the 249th New York City St. Patrick’s Parade up 5th Avenue .
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Members of the New York City Fire Department walk past St. Patrick’s Cathedral during the 249th New York City St. Patrick’s Parade.
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Kate Waters, Grace Waters and Jack Moore watch the 249th New York City St. Patrick’s Parade up 5th Avenue.
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Kim Conway watches the marching bands during the 249th New York City St. Patrick’s Parade up 5th Avenue in New York.
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Karim Simmons, (R) from the Bronx, watches the participants march up 5th Ave during the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, who is this year’s Grand Marshall, marches up Fifth Avenue.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg marches during the 249th St. Patrick’s Day Parade .
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Cardinal Edward Egan (L) and Archbishop Timothy Dolan (R) greet NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly, who is the parade’s Grand Marshall, in front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
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Parade watchers stand behind barricades during the 249th New York City St. Patrick’s Parade.
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Bagpipers from the Emeral Society play as they march up Fifth Avenue.
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Children with the Parents and Students Irish Dancing and Music Association of Woodside, Queens, perform a traditional Irish dance as they march up Fifth Ave during the 249th St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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