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October 11, 2021 / 3:18 PM EDT / CBS News

The NYPD Marching band performs during the Annual Columbus day parade in New York on October 11, 2021. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

Revelers attend the Annual Columbus day parade in New York on October 11, 2021. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Republican nominee for the 2021 New York City mayoral election Curtis Sliwa (C) greets people during the annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: New York Governor Kathy Hochul attends the Annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City, United States on October 11, 2021. The annual event celebrates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas in 1492. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11: People participate in the annual Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan after it was canceled last year due to the pandemic on October 11, 2021 in New York City. Hundreds of attendees cheered from the sidewalks as local politicians, high school bands, Italian racing cars and groups associated with Italian heritage marched up Fifth Ave. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11: People participate in the annual Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan after it was canceled last year due to the pandemic on October 11, 2021 in New York City. Hundreds of attendees cheered from the sidewalks as local politicians, high school bands, Italian racing cars and groups associated with Italian heritage marched up Fifth Ave. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11: People participate in the annual Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan after it was canceled last year due to the pandemic on October 11, 2021 in New York City. Hundreds of attendees cheered from the sidewalks as local politicians, high school bands, Italian racing cars and groups associated with Italian heritage marched up Fifth Ave. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11: People participate in the annual Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan after it was canceled last year due to the pandemic on October 11, 2021 in New York City. Hundreds of attendees cheered from the sidewalks as local politicians, high school bands, Italian racing cars and groups associated with Italian heritage marched up Fifth Ave. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio joins New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan during the annual Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan after it was canceled last year due to the pandemic on October 11, 2021 in New York City. Hundreds of people cheered from the sidewalks as local politicians, high school bands, Italian racing cars and groups associated with Italian heritage marched up Fifth Ave. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11: New York Governor Kathy Hochul attends the annual Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan after it was canceled last year due to the pandemic on October 11, 2021 in New York City. Hundreds of people cheered from the sidewalks as local politicians, high school bands, Italian racing cars and groups associated with Italian heritage marched up Fifth Ave. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11: People watch the annual Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan after it was canceled last year due to the pandemic on October 11, 2021 in New York City. Hundreds of people cheered from the sidewalks as local politicians, high school bands, Italian racing cars and groups associated with Italian heritage marched up Fifth Ave. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Columbus Day Parade 2021

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 11: People watch the annual Columbus Day Parade in Manhattan after it was canceled last year due to the pandemic on October 11, 2021 in New York City. Hundreds of people cheered from the sidewalks as local politicians, high school bands, Italian racing cars and groups associated with Italian heritage marched up Fifth Ave. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)