The 2021 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will return to the more familiar parade of yore. Travelers and residents will have 2.5 miles of public viewing as balloons, floats and bands make their way through Manhattan.
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The 2021 spectacle will return to the more familiar parade of yore. Travelers and residents will have 2.5 miles of public viewing as balloons, floats and bands make their way from the Upper West Side to Macy's flagship store at Herald Square. Longtime New York City resident Lisa Fischer is simply delighted about the 95th annual parade, which starts at 9 a.m. ET Thursday.."It was still fun and brought back great memories." But Fischer said it wasn't the same experience without the energy of the street and the usual traditions.When her two children were younger, Fischer used to take them to watch the giant balloons being inflated. Then they'd catch the parade on TV the next day in their pajamas at home.
Early birds start arriving around 6 a.m. Thursday on Central Park West from West 75th to West 61st streets. This stretch is considered to have great views. The parade will then make a turn at Columbus Circle -- again no public viewing at the circle. After a relatively short distance down Central Park South, the parade will head south on 6th Avenue for the long trip toward Midtown Manhattan. Macy's touts the views from West 59th to West 38th streets.Weather forecastJames Devaney/Getty ImagesThere is nothing in the forecast computer models that indicates winds will get anywhere near the threshold, according to CNN Meteorologist Judson Jones.Not only that, but the weather will be crisp and beautiful, Jones said.
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