Columbus Day Celebrated in Morris Park
by David Greene
Despite a persistent drizzle that could not dampen spirits of Italian-Americans, hundreds turned out to enjoy the 41st Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade down Morris Park Avenue. Shop owners pulled tables outside to capitalize on the additional foot traffic. Though crowds to the annual parade have dwindled in recent year’s, but this year one would be hard pressed to find a spectator holding an Italian flag, possibly due to the recent backlash from critics of Christopher Columbus, who call him a conqueror and are calling for a removal of his statues along with Confederate war figures. Vandals have recently poured red paint of the iconic statue in Manhattan and a statue of Columbus was beheaded in Yonkers.
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- The street’s along Morris Park Avenue are deserted an hour before the start of the parade.–Photo by David Greene
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- A man proudly holds an Italian flag at the start of the paraded on White Plains Road.–Photo by David Greene
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- A child holds an Italian flag at the annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade along Morris Park Avenue.–Photo by David Greene
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- Participants march down Morris Park Avenue.–Photo by David Greene
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- Students of St. Catherine’s Academy march in the annual Columbus Day parade in Morris Park on Sunday.–Photo by David Greene
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- A pair of NYPD police officers capture a moment of the Bronx Columbus Day Parade on their cellphones.–Photo by David Greene
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- Members of the NYPD Emerald Society march in sync during the Morris Park Columbus Day parade.–Photo by David Greene
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- Bronxites turn out for the annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade in Morris Park.–Photo by David Greene
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- Members of the NYPD Emerald Society perform for the crowd during the annual parade.–Photo by David Greene
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