"I came on my own from Cleveland," said one parade watcher, Jerry Watkins.

When parade watchers told her, she was dumbfounded.

Some parade watchers objected to this change.

Some parade watchers found this irksome.

Caught in the mess were parade watchers, who said it stained their clothes.

He motioned toward a group of parade watchers standing along Central Park West.

For some parade watchers yesterday, there was a lot of climbing.

Most of the parade watchers along Eastern Parkway ignored the Mayor as he walked by.

The spectacle delighted parade watchers, some standing in rows five deep, under umbrellas, blankets and scaffolds.

"This is really foolishness and they have to stop," said Adane Giday, 26, a parade watcher.