On Monday, October 12, 2015, New York City will celebrate Italian-American heritage with more than 40,000 participants and over one million spectators for New York City's 71st Annual Columbus Day Celebration and Parade. The Parade will run north up Fifth Avenue, from 47th to 72nd Street from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM- led by Grand Marshal Alberto Cribiore.

The parade will be broadcast live on WABC-TV beginning at noon, and Maria Bartiromo, renowned broadcast journalist and Actor, Joe Piscopo will serve as Masters of Ceremonies kicking-off the Parade march along Fifth Avenue. The annual Columbus Day Parade, organized by the Columbus Citizens Foundation and presented this year by the Conair Corporation, is the world's largest celebration of Italian-American heritage and culture.

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