‘Out of control’ Hoboken St. Patrick’s parade faces major changes - SEE POLL

The Hoboken Parade is the March equalivant of Seaside Heights in the Summer. The Parade is an excuse for all people 21-35 to come out and party. NJ Transit is part to blame also, because you are allowed to drink Alcohol on the Trains.......But not on PATH. People would be on the trains with 30packs at 720am. Thats what I see

Given that Hoboken is well known for its plethora of bars here there and everywhere, I wouldn't be surprised if this "St Patrick's Day parade" was founded, sponsored and generously funded by Budweiser, Coors and Guinness Inc.

Half of the people there probably weren't even irish. Half of the ones that are irish don't know anything about irish history or their heritage. It's a shame. The AOH and other Irish organizations in Philly enforce a "no drinking during the parade" rule. I've never seen the crowds get out of hand either, even at the bars that you pass by. The people controlling the parade and the police need to set high standards for the crowds and it will improve. The irish people that do care about their heritage shouldn't be penalized for the young punks.

Cancel the Parade. It was never meant to be a brawling party. The resturants and bars are making plenty of money while providing the booze to people who just don't know how to control themselves. If the Chamber of Commerce wants to make money for the city just have the Police arrest each and every one of the offenders and collect the stiff fines for the city. It really makes one ashamed to be Irish. I realize not everyone in attendance is Irish still, it's the Irish that get the bad publicity. Shut it down.

Let's see if Mayor Zimmer wants to cancel the parade once the Chamber of Commerce in Hoboken add up the day's proceeds.(Not to mentioned what they bury in cash receipts). Maybe the Hoboken Police could do a better job at crowd control. There were crowds of people impeding the progress of the marchers. This never happened in the great New Jersey Parades in the past.

It gives the Irish a bad name, I tell them at work, The majority of Irish born work like hell that day, in the pubs and restaurents, the yanks come out in droves that day like they have a licence to get drunk, they get served by Irish who are working like hell, but making a lot of money off the yank pretenters

Any town that opens the bars at 9 am is asking for trouble.

And this is how you celebrate your Irishness.? I don't think so.