St. Patrick’s Day in New York City

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Mar 16, 2012

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Revelers kiss during the 250th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York City. Mario Tama/Getty Images

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Grand Marhsal Mary Higgins Clark attends the 250th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Paul Zimmerman/WireImage

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Archbishop Timothy Dolan, left, and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg shake hands during the 250th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. D Dipasupil/FilmMagic

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Dancers from the Parents and Students of Irish Dancing and Music Association practice before the start of the 250th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. Getty Images

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Claire Kelly, 7, of Cornwall, New York, right, reacts as she and others watch the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. AP

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Archbishop Timothy Dolan, left, and Edward Cardinal Egan attend the 250th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. D Dipasupil/FilmMagic

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Bob Wright, center, and other members of the New York City Fire Department’s Emerald Society Pipes and Drums perform. AP

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Parade goer Dennis O’Mann poses with his puppet during the 250th St. Patrick’s Day Parade. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

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A woman wears giant sunglasses as she celebrates with thousands along Fifth Avenue during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Mike Segar/REUTERS

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Irish dancers perform outside St Patrick’s Cathedral. AFP/Getty Images

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Danielle McElduff, 19, right, smiles as she and her sisters Lauren McElduff, 15, left, and Aidan McElduff, 16, wait for the start of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Tina Fineberg/AP Photo

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Revelers pose during the 250th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Paul Zimmerman/WireImage

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Members of the St. Raymond School Band of East Rockaway, N.Y., march up Fifth Avenue during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The members of St. Raymond’s band are the youngest participating in the parade. AP Photo

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Maddie Vogele cheers during the 249th New York City St. Patrick’s Parade up 5th Avenue . AFP/Getty Images

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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. AFP/Getty Images

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Kate Waters, Grace Waters and Jack Moore watch the 249th New York City St. Patrick’s Parade up 5th Avenue. AFP/Getty Images

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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. AFP/Getty Images

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Karim Simmons, (R) from the Bronx, watches the participants march up 5th Ave during the St. Patrick’s Day parade. AP

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New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, who is this year’s Grand Marshall, marches up Fifth Avenue. UPI

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Parade watchers stand behind barricades during the 249th New York City St. Patrick’s Parade. AFP/Getty Images

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Bagpipers from the Emeral Society play as they march up Fifth Avenue. UPI

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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. AP Photo

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