The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off the holiday season in NYC, despite a brief interruption from protesters and rainy weather.
The officially kicked off the holiday season Thursday in New York City. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
A , and pro-Palestinian demonstrators briefly disrupted the parade . steady rain fell over the festivitiesfor a second year in a row
The NYPD said a25 people were arrested after sitting down on the parade route with Palestinian flags and a banner reading, “Don’t Celebrate Genocide.” All of them were charged with trespassing and received summonses.
Despite the dreary weather, CBS News New York’s Jenna DeAngelis reported it didn’t get in the way of the magic.
“You feel it and forget about it, so we’re happy to be here”, said one person who traveled from Baltimore.
Linwood Burden, who is 72 years old, came from Georgia to check the parade off his bucket list .
