Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: Gusty Winds Can't Ground Iconic Balloons
The NYPD cleared the balloons for take-off shortly before the parade stepped off at 9 a.m. Thursday.
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The NYPD cleared the balloons for take-off shortly before the parade stepped off at 9 a.m. Thursday.
At the annual Thanksgiving Day community dinner at the Goddard Riverside Community Center on the Upper West Side, good food, good cheer and goodwill are always on the menu.
The five-mile race raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities and has become a holiday tradition for many.
The Clifton Mustangs and the Passaic Indians have battled each other on Thanksgiving every year since 1992.
Volunteers will be serving 7,000 meals on this day alone.
The giant balloon was whipped around by the wind gusts Thursday morning, which was caught on video by parade goers watching the Macy's handlers struggled to reign in the nutcracker.
The incident happened around 12:45 p.m. on Nov. 21.
These are the latest in a number of flour recalls over the past few months due to E. coli concerns.
In an update just after 3 p.m. ET, the company said that the issue is fully resolved.
President Donald Trump showed up in Afghanistan on Thursday for a surprise Thanksgiving visit with troops engaged in America's longest-ever military conflict.
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This year, the foundation paid tribute to late NYPD Detective Luis Alvarez with a scholarship in his honor.
Despite strong winds, the iconic character balloons were given the green light to fly during the annual celebration.
Coach Lou Dirienzo was reassigned from his duties on Nov. 13 after he allegedly violated school protocol.
Alelia Murphy was born in North Carolina in 1905 and moved to New York in 1926 during the height of the Harlem renaissance.
