Anyone have advice on the Thanksgiving Parade (Florida: parking, park)
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Go the night before to the Upper West Side by the Natural History Museum and you can walk through and see all of the floats inflated. Less hectic than the parade itself!
I have a friend who goes every year...and I think she's NUTS. Atop that she's 5'2" tall and never gets to see anything except the balloons overhead.
Just turn on the TV instead: you have a better view, a warmer viewing spot, and all the performers perform right where you are sitting.
Don't stand near streetlight or traffic light poles. Grandstand seats are by ticket only and you have to pretty much know someone to get those otherwise you have to get there super early to be in the front along the street. With small children, I wouldn't do it. Once you're there you're stuck and if you leave you lose your spot. I have family in Florida that come up to NY during holidays and they can't handle being in the city when it's cold for very long. Bundle up your toddlers if it's too cold. Easiest way to travel is subway.
Traffic is surprisingly sparse on Thanksgiving, even with the parade, but parking is a problem. Take the subway.
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