Forward march!
The city has given the go-ahead for Staten Island’s 102nd annual Memorial Day Parade after initially nixing organizers’ request for a permit.
Attorney Brendan Lantry, representing the United Staten Island Veterans Organization (USIVO), told The Post that he had met by phone Monday with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office and the Department of Veterans’ Services. He added that he would have taken the city to court if a permit weren’t issued by noon. We shouldn’t have to go to court to march in a parade to support our fallen veterans, Lantry said. Thankfully we didn’t have to do that because this isn’t political.
Veterans Blast De Blasio for Blocking Memorial Day Parade, Allowing Cannabis Parade
Veterans in New York City have expressed anger after NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio blocked a permit for Staten Island’s 102nd annual Memorial Day parade. The news comes just over a week after de Blasio permitted demonstrators to march in the Cannabis Parade on May 1.
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Veterans group slams NYC decision to deny permit for Memorial Day march while allowing Cannabis Parade
SYNDICATED 2 weeks ago James Haynes III, CEO of United Staten Island Veterans Organization Inc., and his attorney Brendan Lantry pointed to a “sickening” double standard on “Fox & Friends” on Monday, threatening legal action if the veteran march is not allowed to take place in New York City, while last week’s Cannabis Parade got the green light.