The award was presented to Villella during a ceremony held before the official start of the parade. (nypost.com)
Lieutenant governor candidate Tim Wu, allied with Zephyr Teachout, also went over to Governor Cuomo at the start of the parade. (newyorktrue.com)
In what could be titled «a tale of two proclamations», the Mayor and Governor each made brief remarks at the start of the parade and each presented their own proclamation to the parade organizers. (newyorktrue.com)