New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg
announced a championship ticker-tape parade for the Yankees, to be held Friday
morning.
The Yankees wrapped up their 27th World Series title with a 7-3 Game 6 win
over the 2008 champion Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday night.
Friday's parade will begin on Broadway at Battery Place at 11 a.m. (et) and
continue northbound up the Canyon of Heroes to Chambers Street. The parade
will be followed by a ceremony at City Hall Plaza, when Bloomberg will present
the Yankees with the keys to the city.
"Congratulations to the Yankees for bringing the world championship back home
to New York City, where it belongs," said Bloomberg. "The Yankees have
thrilled the city all year long with their come-from-behind victories and
never-say-die attitude, and they did it again in the World Series. What's
sweeter than a World Series won at home? The only thing that comes close is a
ticker-tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes, and that's exactly what New
Yorkers will get on Friday. The Phillies were a tough team to beat, but I must
admit I look forward to seeing Mayor (Michael) Nutter in pinstripes as he
joins me and some of our public schools students as we paint the Albert
Einstein School in the Bronx."
Nutter made the side bet with Bloomberg before the World Series and will go to
New York to help paint a mural on the side of a recreation center wearing a
Yankees jersey.
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