Good morning. It’s Wednesday. We’ll look ahead to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and why Macy’s has more to worry about than bad weather. We’ll also get details on why City Hall is rushing to close a migrant shelter in Brooklyn before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1924, when employees at Macy’s department store decided to celebrate the holidays with a grand spectacle. The inaugural parade featured floats, clowns, live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo, and, of course, Santa Claus bringing up the rear.

Get a first look at this year's new Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade floats 02:16. NEW YORK -- The iconic balloons are coming to life for the 2024 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in

The Carolina Band, aka the Mighty Sound of the Southeast, will play the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and host a meet-up in NYC's Mason Jar bar on Nov. 28

On Nov. 27, 1924, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place in New York. The first three years, it was known as the Macy's Christmas Parade.

The 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be held on Thursday, Nov. 28. Here's what to know. (Eugene Gologursky/ for Macy's, Inc.) So before you sit down for your Turkey Day dinner with the family and get ready to do some Black Friday shopping,

The holiday season really kicks off when the massive helium balloons start floating through New York. Here's everything you need to know about this year's parade.

For the 98th time, Macy’s brings New Yorkers its annual parade. This year, there will be 22 floats, 17 character balloons and performances by the Temptations and T-Pain.