PHOTO: NYPD (Future) Officer Tristan pulled double duty at the parade: He provided security for the festivities, as well as an abundance of adorableness. Photo Courtesy of 106th Precinct
Families from far and wide last Sunday flocked to 104th Street for some end-of-the-summer fun, food, ingenious floats and more at the annual Hamilton Beach Baby Parade.
Hosted by the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association, the unique celebration has become a showcase of inspiration, hard work, and creativity as float-building skills are tested.
Indeed the three competition categories are “Most Humorous,” “Most Original,” and “Ragamuffin,” which recognizes the efforts of parade goers who opt for an original costume instead of a float.
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach), whose storied floats have always achieved high marks, did not disappoint this year: his “Just When You Thought Planes Couldn’t Fly Any Lower” aircraft float—undoubtedly inspired by the Federal Airport Noise Compatibility Planning Part 150 Study to better evaluate noise impacts to the communities surrounding JFK—took home the “Most Original” prize.
By Michael V. Cusenza michael@theforumnewsgroup.com
Thanks to his homage to everybody’s guilty pleasure, this parade participant might have snagged a role in the next installment of the “Sharknado” franchise. Photo Courtesy of 106th Precinct
Hamilton Beach can always count on Team Goldfeder to raise the stakes each year. Photo Courtesy of Assemblyman Goldfeder’s Office
