St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and organizers of the St. Patrick’s Day parade are excited to share their hard work and dedication with the community.

After being banned from participating for decades​, LGBTQ+ groups were allowed to march on Sunday in the Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Every step members of the Pride Center of Staten Island took along the parade route on Sunday created a historic march down Forest Avenue in West Brighton that will be remembered for years to come.

Noreen Hansen is the Grand Marshal of the 2025 Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade. The aides to the Grand Marshal are Cynthia Donnelly, Diane Gruberger, Barbara Shields, and Brian Walsh. The inaugural businessman of the year is Jack LiGreci.

For the first time, the Pride Center of Staten Island held its own banner and joined the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Sunday marked an end to the 60-year ban on LGBTQ+ groups marching in Staten Island’s St.

An LGBTQ group marched for the first time under its own banner at Staten Island’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday in what organizers called a “huge day for the queer community.” The parade — the last major local St.