St. Patrick’s Day revelers brave the cold
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An ice storm wiped away the traditional green stripe painted on Fifth Avenue, but it could not keep thousands of St. Patrick’s Day celebrants from New York’s parade.
“We came to party!” declared Una Murray of Dublin, Ireland, who carried green, white and orange balloons and sported fake green braids.
Revelers -- some with green hair and green eyebrows -- watched the 246th parade pressed against police barricades to cheer marching bands and men and women in uniform. The event typically draws 2 million spectators and 150,000 marchers.
Nearby, pubs were packed with people wearing green -- and spending it.
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