Hundreds march in Jersey City's 2017 Columbus Day parade

Oct 08, 2017 1519

Italian flags lined Newark Avenue and Grove Street on Saturday as the eighth annual Columbus Day parade made its way through Jersey City's historically Italian-American neighborhood. Residents came out to Jersey City's downtown district on Saturday to celebrate Christopher Columbus' arrival in the America's in 1492.

The parade kicked off at 1 p.m. at Dickinson High School, made its way eastbound on Newark Avenue and then headed down Grove Street to City Hall.

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SOURCE: http://www.nj.com

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