
Over 35,000 people joined in this annual celebration of Italian culture and the 1492 landing of Columbus. (By Abdul Muhiz)

Paradegoers marched up Fifth Avenue, starting at 44th Street and ending at 72nd Street.

Organizations like the Italian American Voice, the National Italian American Foundation, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Department, Amerigo Vespucci Society and Federal Law Enforcement Columbia Organization marched.

Participants came from many countries and states.

A handful of marching bands played at the event.
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