Columbus Day Parade provides stage for pols to hunt for votes
Hynes, Thompson, de Blasio, all pay tribute to Italian-Americans
What’s a parade without politicians?
The 32nd Annual Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade on Saturday provided a platform for elected officials and candidates running for political office to try to romance the borough’s voters.
Whether marching the entire parade route along 18th Avenue, like Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes did, or skipping ahead to make an appearance at the grandstand on 18th Avenue and 83rd Street, like DA candidate Ken Thompson did, the pols made their presence known at the event.