Ragamuffin Parade celebrates 45th year in Bay Ridge
The Ragamuffin Parade, one of Bay Ridge’s oldest traditions, is45 years young this week.
A kick-off luncheon took place at the Bay Ridge Manor lastweekend, honoring this year’s Grand Marshall, Christina Tettonis,principal of the Hellenic Charter School and the Person of theYear, Tom Kane, a lifelong Ridgeite who died earlier this year.Congressmember Michael Grimm, Assemblymember Nicole Malliotakis andState Senator Marty Golden were on hand to celebrate the belovedevent.
The first Ragamuffin Parade took place in late October 1967.Father McKenna of Our Lady of Angels and Ridgeite Cliff Scanlonrounded up neighborhood children from different parishes to put ona parade, just for fun.