 For the first time in Staten Island history, a St. Patrick's Day parade invited LGBTQ plus New Yorkers to join the festivities. Back in 1991, Mayor Lincoln marched with members of the LGBTQ plus community and they were heckled and they were booed. Now here we are proud to see just the opposite. I'm loving this parade. We are loving this parade. This is great. This is history in New York City, history in Staten Island. This is a decades-long struggle for inclusion, for equality. We are so proud that Mayor Eric Adams and also the administration is able to make St. Patrick's Day for everyone and for all New Yorkers. The final deal to make this happen, brokered by Mayor Eric Adams, made it possible for all Staten Islanders to participate in a brilliant St. Patrick's Day parade.