St Patrick's Day in NYC

[sallyg]

You will have a ball anywhere in the city on St.Paddy's day. Bars along 2nd and 3rd ave in midtown are always packed, but great fun! So many New Yorkers are Irish- it is a great day to celebrate! I think St.Paddy's Day is on a Monday this year- so may be more calm than last year due to that. Of course many head to McClean Ave after the city.

[Ogden Assassin]

Originally Posted by rlrl

I was last at the parade back in 1997 as I went to a lecture and after i remember passing a lot of people celebrating or finishing up--was that year something bad happened in the streets?

yeah some albanian kid got stabbed to death up around 86th and lex

[Guywithacause]

Seems that most crime on St. Patrick's day is alot of hooliganism versus gang battles/thuggery that has overcome many other city parades. It is a great excuse to get drunk..and about the only time the Irish bars welcome anyone of color in Woodlawn.

[sean byran]

Thanks for the input folks... It's a special weekend in ireland just hope it can be even bettter in the US.

[baylovers]

Here is a list of all the Saint Patrick's Day parades in NYS:

A Complete list of all 2008 Saint Patrick's Parade in the State of New York (NY)

I used to play in a police bagpipe band and have marched in mnay of them. If you want a more local feel for the holiday you can check these out.... most of them have some local parties or bars that are really a good time.

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn (can't go wrong here)
The Brooklyn Parade in Park Slope (relatively new but I have heard its good time)
Mount Kisco, Westchester
Pearl River (outstanding parade)
Rockaway Beach (hit or miss, buts tons of pubs to visit)
Rockville Centre, LI (one of my favorites)
Staten Island (used to be better has been a little rowdy in the recent past)
Throgs Neck (another good one)