NYC Israel Day Parade Closes 5th Avenue Blocks as Mayor Skips Event for First Time Since 1965
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Updated · WABC-TV · May 31
NYC Israel Day Parade Closes 5th Avenue Blocks as Mayor Skips Event for First Time Since 1965
8 articles · Updated · WABC-TV · May 31
5th Avenue will face street closures Sunday from 52nd Street to 74th Street as New York's Israel Day Parade moves through Midtown.
Zohran Mamdani has drawn added attention by boycotting the event, becoming the city's first mayor since 1965 not to attend while saying security will not be reduced.
Eric Adams is set to march in the parade, and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who is Jewish, will also participate.
The attendance split has turned a routine parade and traffic disruption into a political flashpoint around the city's relationship with the event.
With a mayor's boycott fueling record turnout, is this parade a symbol of defiance or a deepening social divide?
When a city leader boycotts a cultural event, where is the line between personal conviction and official responsibility?