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LGBTQ groups finally invited to march in Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade -- ending NYC event's decades-long anti-gay ban
LGBTQ groups will be allowed to march in Staten Island's St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the first time ever this year, organizers announced Tuesday -- ending a long-running controversy over...
Can you eat well and celebrate St. Patrick's Day? — Here's the secret health benefits hiding in corn beef and cabbage
St. Patrick’s Day holiday menus often include corned beef and cabbage and despite the calories and fat content, some nutritional experts say there may be certain health benefits to this savory...
A gifted comedian passes and more: Letters to the Editor — March 10, 2024
NY Post readers discuss Richard Lewis dying, the state of the GOP and St. Patrick's Day parades.
Tens of thousands flock to NYC St. Patrick's Day parade
A sea of green stretched from West 44th Street and Fifth Avenue to 79th Street as parade-goers cheered for bagpipers, school bands and marching FDNY and NYPD officers.
The four luckiest zodiac signs, according to an astrologer
St. Patricks Day 2024 is upon us, turning our attention to shamrocks, binge drinking and the perceived luck of the Irish; famine, civil war and subjugation by the English not...
East 57th Street to be renamed 'Jimmy Neary Way' for late restaurateur
City officials will rename the corner of East 57th and First Avenue ‘Jimmy Neary Way’ on Wednesday evening – honoring the late, famous Sutton Place giant, Jimmy Neary.
Lil’ St. Patrick’s Day parades put on by families across Ireland
A global pandemic couldn't stop these Irish families from celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Watch as the O'Halloran clan in County Clare, Ireland, along with other Irish folks put on adorable...
De Blasio mulls canceling St. Patrick's Day Parade
Boston and Dublin have already canceled their parades.
Calls mount for Staten Island parade leadership shakeup over exclusion of LGBTQ groups
Calls are mounting for a leadership shakeup of the controversial Staten Island's St. Patrick's Day Parade. At least two petitions have surfaced calling for the removal of Larry Cummings, parade...
Staten Island St. Patrick’s parade bars school bands over rainbow stickers
A pair of Staten Island high school marching bands were blocked from the borough's St. Patrick’s Day Parade because students refused to remove LGBTQ symbols from their uniforms, according to...
Staten Island pol says he was banned from St. Pat's parade for wearing rainbow pin
City Councilman Joseph Borelli says he was "physically blocked" from marching in the Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday -- because he was wearing a tiny pride pin....
NYC becomes an emerald city for St. Patrick's Day parade
The New York City St. Patrick's Day parade, dating back to 1762, is the world's largest St. Patrick's Day celebration.
St. Patrick's Day parade kicks off in Manhattan
Irish smiles -- and sweaters -- lined Fifth Avenue as lads and lasses thronged Manhattan for the the St. Patrick’s Day parade. “It’s miles and miles of bands and police...
Fionnula Flanagan recalls rainy Dublin parades and New York ladies of the night
When Fionnula Flanagan was a girl in Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day was an understated affair. “It always rained,” the 77-year-old actress says. “You’d go watch the parade. The army would...
Joe Crowley backs down on charging $250 for St. Patrick's Day bash
Former Queens Rep. Joe Crowley has backed down on plans to charge as much as $250 to attend his St. Patrick's Day party on Saturday after The Post reported about...
Why the Big Apple is the place to be on St. Patrick’s Day
You don’t need luck to find an Irish watering hole in New York City. The Big Apple is overflowing with more Irish pubs per capita than any city in the...
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day around the world
From Dublin, to New York, revelers took to the streets to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this year. The green and orange colors of Ireland painted the streets and sounds of...
Irish LGBT community joins St. Patrick's Day parade for first time
Rainbows were added to a sea of green at the 255th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on Thursday — marking the first time organizers allowed members of the Irish LGBT...
De Blasio won't ban uniformed city workers from St. Patrick's Day parade
Mayor de Blasio rejected demands Tuesday by activists and elected officials that he ban city workers from marching in uniform in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade because organizers exclude openly...