After almost being canceled because of financial constraints, about 15,000 people and more than 600 pups turned out for the annual parade on Saturday — nearly doubling last year’s attendance.
Tag: Tompkins Square Park (Manhattan, NY)
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Facing Cancellation, Halloween Dog Festival Gets a Formal Parade Route
Organizers of the annual parade in New York’s Tompkins Square Park nearly canceled the event over permitting and funding issues. Now it’s back and bigger than ever.
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Street Chaos and Long Hours Push Farmers’ Market Workers to Unionize
Working at a New York City farmers’ market is not as idyllic as it might seem, employees say. Now they are unionizing, and their employer will recognize their unit.