A contingent from Padula salute hero cop and native son, Joe Petrosino.
More examples of the various regions represented in the parade.
It's not a party until the pipers arrive.
The Irish participants (above) and the Arbëreshët (below) prove that Italo-Americans don't have a monopoly on Columbus Day.
Arbëreshët beauties from 2008 Columbus Day Parade.
Photos courtesy of New York Scugnizzo
