{"id":13340,"date":"2022-11-08T16:44:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T21:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=13340"},"modified":"2022-11-10T13:11:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T18:11:20","slug":"katz-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/katz-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Red in the Big Apple: Legendary Sy Katz \u201931 Parade is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Just in time for its golden anniversary, the brief-but-mighty display of Cornell spirit returns to NYC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By <strong>Lindsay Lennon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On a drizzly evening last summer, Alice Katz Berglas \u201966 was having her nightly wind-down on a bench by NYC\u2019s East River\u2014clad, as it happens, in a Cornell T-shirt. As the sun set and she started toward home, she recalls, a man started pointing at her from afar, \u201cshrieking something.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As he drew closer, she deciphered his hollering: \u201c<em>Do you know about the Sy Katz Parade? Do you know about the Sy Katz Parade?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of all the Big Red alumni in the city\u2014or, for that matter, on the planet\u2014that stranger (who, as it turned out, had no connection to Cornell) couldn\u2019t have run into someone who knew more<em> <\/em>about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell fans carry red banner during Sy Katz Parade in New York City\" class=\"wp-image-13418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_038-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Alice Katz Berglas &#8217;66 and brother Bob Katz &#8217;69 carry the banner at the 2014 parade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrated as NYC\u2019s \u201cshortest parade with the longest history,\u201d the biennial <a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/come-back\/cornell-traditions\/sy-katz-31-parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sy Katz \u201931 Parade<\/a> is named in honor of its founder: Katz Berglas\u2019s father, Seymour, a devoted Cornellian and ardent supporter of the Big Red Marching Band who passed away in 1983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First held in 1972, the parade marks its 50th anniversary this year\u2014bringing its boisterous Cornellian spirit back to Midtown the Saturday before Thanksgiving (November 19). The much-anticipated return comes after COVID forced the parade\u2019s first-ever cancellation in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Though its length and route have varied over the years, the parade\u2019s signature sights and sounds endure: a sea of Big Red marching through the heart of NYC to the roar of \u201cGive My Regards to Davy\u201d echoing through the corridor of skyscrapers (not to mention the hum of hundreds of kazoos). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008, then-mayor Michael Bloomberg even declared November 15 \u201cSy Katz Day\u201d in NYC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event traditionally follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/cornellbigred.com\/sports\/football\/opponent-history\/columbia-university\/8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornell vs. Columbia<\/a> football game, and 2022 is no different, as the Big Red face the Lions in their home stadium at the northern tip of Manhattan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-link has-cornell-teal-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><strong>KATZ KAVALCADE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><strong>Cornell vs. Columbia<\/strong>: 1 p.m., Wien Stadium, 533 W. 218th St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><strong>Pre-parade party<\/strong>: 4:30 p.m., Caf\u00e9 346, 346 Madison Ave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><strong>Party moves outside<\/strong>: 5:45 p.m., 44th St. between 5th &amp; Madison <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><strong>Cheer the band<\/strong>: approx. 6:15 p.m., outside Cornell Club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><strong>Tailgate party<\/strong>: 7 p.m., Cornell Club, 6 E. 44th St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center rkv-gutter-bottom-quarter\"><em>Parade registration: <a href=\"https:\/\/cornelluniversity.imodules.com\/s\/1717\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1717&amp;pgid=26491&amp;gid=2&amp;cid=42516&amp;ecid=42516&amp;post_id=0&amp;authkey=ZWFlGdsKZGxQtv4oVz5PBzUZaxK%2bSGNaIHSzAQz8yTOnVeQxykspMQ%3d%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Past grand marshals have included Cornell President Martha Pollack and former New York Governor David Paterson. (As the latter, a Columbia grad, quipped: &#8220;Today, for the first time, I rooted for my alma mater to lose\u2014and they won.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"rkv-layout__vertical__list stories-you-may-like stories-you-may-like-content-inline\">\n\t<h2>Stories You May Like<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"stories-you-may-like__article rkv-layout__image-left__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/lafeber-book\/\" class=\"rkv-no-underline rkv-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"rkv-entry__related_media has-aspect-ratio has-aspect-ratio-16x9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-608x342.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related size-related wp-post-image\" alt=\"New Book by Alumni Explores Walter LaFeber\u2019s Life and Work\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-304x171.jpg 304w, 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https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/for_hero_OPI_730102_7_9-A.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/lafeber-book\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNew Book by Alumni Explores Walter LaFeber\u2019s Life and Work\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"stories-you-may-like__article rkv-layout__image-left__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/iconic-tree\/\" class=\"rkv-no-underline rkv-card__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"rkv-entry__related_media has-aspect-ratio has-aspect-ratio-16x9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-608x342.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related size-related wp-post-image\" alt=\"Take a Bough: Slope\u2019s Iconic Tree Long Predates Ezra\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-608x342.jpg 608w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-304x171.jpg 304w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-152x85.jpg 152w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-1184x666.jpg 1184w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-592x333.jpg 592w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-296x166.jpg 296w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-1264x711.jpg 1264w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-632x356.jpg 632w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-316x178.jpg 316w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/0836_09_020-A-100x56.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/iconic-tree\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTake a Bough: Slope\u2019s Iconic Tree Long Predates Ezra\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, the grand marshal isn\u2019t a person, but a beloved Big Red institution: the<strong> <\/strong>Cornell Club, with longtime general manager Craig Lasnier and colleagues marching at the head of the procession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorary grand marshal status goes to Bill Welker \u201973, MBA \u201975 (drum major of the first Katz Parade a half-century ago), and Brian Adelman \u201909, chair of the Big Red Band Alumni Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Strike Up the Band: The Parade in Pictures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" class=\"wp-block-rkv-carousel rkv-swiper swiper\"><div class=\"alignfull swiper-buttons\"><div class=\"swiper-button-prev\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-button-next\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-wrapper\"><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_104-A.jpg\" alt=\"Drum major directs Big Red Marching Band from ladder outside Cornell Club in New York City\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_104-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/0956_10_259-A.jpg\" alt=\"Big Red Band members perform in front of the Cornell Club in New York City\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/0956_10_259-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_089-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cheerleaders march in the Sy Katz Parade in New York City in 2018\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_089-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/0956_10_166-A.jpg\" alt=\"Band members march in the Sy Katz parade in New York City\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/0956_10_166-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_022-A.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with a red hat holding a small dog wearing a red sweater during the Sy Katz Parade in New York City\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_022-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_108-A.jpg\" alt=\"The Big Red Band leader stands on a ladder while directing the band at the Sy Katz '31 Parade\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_108-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_020-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell fans gather in New York City for the Sy Katz Parade\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2018_1016_SyKatzParade_020-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1145_08_032-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell band members march in New York City in the Sy Katz Parade\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1145_08_032-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_024-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell fan plays a kazoo during the Sy Katz Parade in New York City\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_024-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_021-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell fans and Cornell mascot Touchdown pose for a picture at the Sy Katz Parade in New York City\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_021-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/0956_10_301-A.jpg\" alt=\"Band members with their arms around each other at the Sy Katz Parade in New York City\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/0956_10_301-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"rkv-carousel__image swiper-slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_010-A.jpg\" alt=\"Cornell mascot Touchdown poses for a picture with New York City police officers at the Sy Katz Parade in New York City\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2014_1193_010-A.jpg\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>For Cornellians seeking a warm place to gather before taking to the streets, a pre-parade party will be held at <a href=\"https:\/\/346cafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Caf\u00e9 346<\/a> (the former Brooks Brothers store). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Revelers will then head outside\u2014in a departure from previous years, they will cheer from the sidelines but won&#8217;t be marching\u2014and the band will commence its short-but-epic commute, ending in front of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cornellclubnyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cornell Club\u2013New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy father had a dream of a parade for the Big Red Marching Band down the streets of New York,\u201d 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