In case you live in a cave, the NY Giants won the Superbowl last Sunday. I was not in town to see the pandomonium that night, but instead watched the game from Florida with my almost ninety-year old grandparents. And sure to put me to shame, my grandpa Arkie knew more about the Giants team than I did!

This morning, the Giants returned to NYC amid fanfare celebration for a ticker tape parade up Broadway. While I’m more of a baseball fan than footballer, I jumped at the chance to be a part of history.

Apparently the history of the Ticker Tape parade originated here in New York City back in 1886 as a spontaneous celebration during the dedication of the Statue of Liberty. There have been over a hundred of these parades since, probably the most famous being V-day at the conclusion of World World II, and various World Championships won by local sports teams.

I thought you might appreciate a couple snapshots I grabbed from the corner of Broadway and Coartland Streets. The news reported that over 1 million people choose to brave the crowds and hang out on the corner with me. And yes, that’s Eli Manning in the photo below - Mr MVP chumming it up with the crowd, and his ‘onor Mayor Bloomberg.