18th Annual Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Held four days before the Feast of St. Patrick, the 18th annual Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day Parade had Bronxites cheering ‘Erin go braugh’ this past Sunday, March 13. The annual Bronx parade began at noon with many marching groups and bands stepping off at Lafayette Avenue and traveling down East Tremont Avenue before stopping briefly at the Harding Avenue reviewing stand as thousands of ecstatic spectators lined the route cheering them onward. Prior to the parade, local elected officials attended a Mass and afterwards served breakfast at a customary event held inside Fr. Albert Hall of St. Benedict Church. This year’s 2016 grand marshals, David and Noreen Kilkenny, community activists and Gaelic football enthusiasts and honored clergy Fr. Christopher Devron, Fordham Prep president, were introduced.

(l-r) Joseph McManus; Senator Jeff Klein; Thomas Messina; Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; Councilman James Vacca; Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj; Aleksander Nilaj, Albanian American Open Hand Association director; Andrea Siegel, Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association president and John Marano, Community Board 10 first vice chairman with his son, Andrew.

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Members of the FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums march down East Tremont Avenue.

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(l-r) Friends Denise Carney, Carol Washington and Lorraine Pagan enjoy the festivities.

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Three and half month-old Jameson Riley Dorfer enjoyed his first St. Patrick’s Day parade.

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Molly and Ruby Simpson dressed up as fairies from the Emerald Isle.

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Silver Beach natives Gigi and Tammy Ardison were dressed for the occasion.

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Firefighter Kevin Donovan proposed to his fiancée, Amanda Parisi at Sunday’s parade.

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Members of the FDNY Emergency Medical Service Pipes and Drums.

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‘Wee little leprechaun’ Finn Featherstone enjoyed watching the parade procession.

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Robert Feliciano wore his St. Patrick’s Day best to the parade.

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Legions of spectators stood by the Wicked Wolf to view the annual neighborhood parade.

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Throggs Neck’s Cody O’Brien colorfully displays his Irish pride.

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Mia and Colin Medrano from Throggs Neck celebrated the parade in flashy Hibernian style.

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City Island residents Megan (l) and Abigail Brantt got into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit.

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Throggs Neck residents Dina Meindo (r), her son, Garrett and Nina Power were delighted to attend this year’s parade.

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