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  • most months of the year
  • St Patrick's Day parade
  • and most famous
  • largest parade
  • department store chain Macy's
  • the last Thursday
  • starting at
  • marching in the parade

New Yorkers love parades. There is some parade in this or that part of the city [ ]. But two of the biggest parades are St Patrick's Day parade and Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. [ ] is on 17 March. It is the longest, oldest [ ] of all New York parades. It goes along Fifth Avenue from 44th Street to 86th Street. The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, the world's [ ], is presented by the U.S.-based [ ]. Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is on [ ] of November. It goes along Broadway from 77th Street to 34th Street. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit. The three-hour Macy's event is held in Manhattan [ ] 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thanksgiving Day, and has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952. Employees at Macy's department stores have the option of [ ].