NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — A largely virtual St. Patrick’s Day is planned for New York City, one year after the annual parade celebrating Irish heritage was canceled because of the pandemic. The large parade with floats and marching bands was canceled again, but Mayor Bill de Blasio joined parade leaders and several dozen National Guard troops in marching up Madison Avenue early Wednesday morning to keep the tradition alive. A live broadcast of the St. Patrick’s Day Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral took place. And a virtual parade featuring clips of marching groups from past years was to follow at 10 a.m.
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FILE - This file photo from Saturday March 16, 2019, shows Sharon Keely, left, of Dublin, viewing the St. Patrick's Day Parade along Fifth Avenue in New York. A largely virtual St. Patrick's Day is planned for New York City on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, one year after the annual parade celebrating Irish heritage became one of the city's first coronavirus casualties. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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