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PoliticAverse

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Wed Sep 16, 2020, 06:26 AM Sep 2020

2020 Macy's Thanksgiving day parade to be virtual... [View all]

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will not be held live on November 26th, due to the pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement during his Monday press conference, explaining that this year, "It will not be the same parade we're used to. It will be a different kind of an event. They're reinventing the event for this moment in history."

In a press release, Macy's explained that the traditional television broadcast would go on, with performances taped over two days—and using local bands and talent, under COVID-19 filming guidelines. Also, the balloons will be flown, but without their dozens of handlers and instead employing "an innovative, specially rigged anchor vehicle framework of five specialty vehicles tested and approved by the NYPD."
Read the rest at: https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/2020-macys-thanksgiving-day-pandemic-parade-will-be-virtual
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