Photos of New York Celebrating St. Patrick's Day Through the Years

by Matt Coneybeare

on Mar. 17, 2015 at 10:44 AM

at 10:44 AM on March 17, 2015

Here, two Brooklyn kids got up early to get a good seat along the parade route in 1951.

A mother and daughter pair cheer on St. Patrick's Day revelers near 49th Street in 1953.

A 1974 lithograph print shows the portion of a St. Patrick's Day parade in Union Square.

At the 1985 Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade, shillelagh-waving Mayor Ed Koch marches with Borough President Ralph Lamberti (far left), late Deputy Borough President Nick LaPorte (second from right) and state Senator John J. Marchi (far right).

In 2002, Staten Islanders greet Mayor Mike Bloomberg at the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

U. S. Congressman Vito Fossella marches on Forest Avenue in the 1998 Staten Island St. Pat's Parade.

The Staten Island Pipers play their tune near Forest Avenue Shoppers Town at the borough's St. Pat's Parade, 1977.

Young members of Bob Barrett's Pipers and Drummers band pose on St. Patrick's Day, 1955.

A crowd waits by along the St. Patrick's Day Parade route on 5th Avenue in 1951 New York.

In 2015, Mayor Bill de Blasio marches in the St. Pat's for All Parade in Sunnyside, Queens.

New Yorkers have celebrated Saint Patrick's day for more than 250 years: the country's first parade marched up Fifth Avenue on March 17, 1762. As the city's beloved Irish-American festival rolls around again, catch a glimpse of the city's St. Paddy's Days gone by.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Matt Coneybeare

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Matt enjoys exploring the City's with his partner and son. He is an avid marathon runner, and spends most of his time eating, running, and working on cool stuff.

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