Anyone who has ever been to New York knows that the city rarely shuts down for anything and for that time period between 54th and 44th street on Second avenue all you could see was green and white. I Started off the inaugural experience on one of the most interesting floats attributing to City University ofNew York’s Nigerian affiliation and then later made it over to a float that had a bit of everything. No special affiliations or tags worth remembering, although come to think about it there was a big red Moneygram sign at the back and a blithe group of young people definitely heralded by the loud selection of contemporary Nigerian Hip-hop. Read more: http://www.cp-africa.com/2010/10/12/makings-gidi-carnival-nigerian-day-parade-york-091010/

I don't understand the need for all these Nigeria parade in New York stuff. What makes anyone think the locals in those places have a need or care to see Nigerians parading (or rather disturbing the peace of their neighbourhood) with their ''independence celebrations''? All rather embarassing if you ask me. The paraders should come together and use that parade money to better the lives of a few of their countrymen back home, or build a hospital or something.