What to KnowThis year’s parade — the 96th annual — features 16 giant character balloons, 28 floats, 40 novelty and heritage inflatables, 12 marching bands, 700 clowns and 10 performance groupsPresident Biden and Jill Biden called into the parade, as he did last year. Biden thanked firefighters, police officers and first respondersThe procession of giant inflatables and floats streamed for more than 40 blocks from Central Park to Herald Square
Throngs of spectators lined the streets of New York on Thursday as colorful, high-flying balloons helped usher in the holiday season during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The annual tradition, which dates back nearly a century, packed streets as
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