In a special tribute this year, the 83rd Pulaski Day Parade celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II, the revered Polish-born pope who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005.
The Honorable Heidi Jadwiga Kopala of New Jersey was the 2021 Grand Marshal of the Quadstate Pulaski Parade and led the contingents of New Jersey, New York State, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas up Fifth Avenue.
The Pulaski Day Parade has been celebrated on Fifth Avenue since 1937 and is the second-longest active parade in New York City history.
It is held on the first Sunday of October, shortly before General Pulaski Memorial Day on October 11.
Danuta Isler filed this report from New York.
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