Sea of green in NYC as St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns

A sea of green descended on New York City on Thursday as the nation’s largest and oldest St. Patrick’s Day Parade returned in full for the first time since COVID-19 shut it down two years ago.

Thousands braved the rain and lined 5th Avenue for the parade, while Irish bars quickly filled up across the city.

“This is the best thing that happened to us in two years,” said Mike Carty,