Originally published Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM
New York Parade | Giant turnout shows love for champs
The weather forecast called for showers in New York on Tuesday, but the Giants got deluged by paper, cheers and virtual hugs instead. Tons of confetti and...
NEW YORK — The weather forecast called for showers in New York on Tuesday, but the Giants got deluged by paper, cheers and virtual hugs instead.
Tons of confetti and toilet paper rained down on the NFL team as it rode on Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes with the Super Bowl trophy it claimed by upsetting the New England Patriots 17-14 Sunday in Super Bowl XLII.
For a few hours, the corner of Broadway and Wall Street — the symbolic center of the financial world — turned into party central for legions of football fans celebrating the city's first sports championship, and ticker-tape parade, since 2000.
"I've been to Mardi Gras, New Year's Eve in Times Square and Carnival in Rio, and this beats them all," said Lori Pletenik, who returned from Arizona, where she had gone to see the Super Bowl.
The crowd was good-natured, although police did report a dozen or so arrests, mostly for disorderly conduct. Fans were in such a good mood they chanted, "Clean those streets," as sanitation trucks drove up Broadway.
On a day for jumping and whooping it up, Giants defensive end Michael Strahan showed the throngs of jubilant fans how it is done.
Strahan fires up the team with a leap he calls "stomping you out." And with that, he jumped skyward on the podium near City Hall, practically lifting his knees to his shoulders.
"We would like to extend this to every other team in the NFL and particularly for the last team we defeated, the New England Patriots," he said. "Because you know what we did to you? We stomped you out!"
Fans made a plea to Strahan, who is contemplating retirement. "One more year!" came the chant as soon as he got to the podium.
"One more year?" the 36-year-old Strahan said. "We'll see."
Quarterback Eli Manning, Super Bowl most valuable player, said, "I believe that we play football for the greatest city in the world, and all of you all deserve to have the greatest football team in the world."
The loudest cheers during the parade were for a float that included Manning, Strahan, coach Tom Coughlin and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
After the Manhattan love fest, the team took buses to New Jersey, where it was met by a crowd of more than 20,000 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford.
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
UPDATE - 03:18 PM
Sideline Chatter: Sideline Chatter: Billick, Belichick — what's your name again?
UPDATE - 05:01 PM
Will Seahawks have better luck against Cardinals in Arizona?
Seahawks' Deon Butler: An NFL rookie's diary
Sean Locklear will start for Seahawks on Sunday
NFL | League fines Cincinnati receiver Chad Ochocinco $20,000 for $1 'bribe'

Girls Soccer: Mercer Island vs. Glacier Peak
Mercer Island defeats Glacier Peak, 2-1, in a 3A state playoff quarterfinal on Saturday, Nov. 14.
nwjobs

Post a comment

Michelle Goodman blogs about work/life balance.
How to tell your office you're gravely ill
Post a comment
nwautos

Choosing a new sedan? Weigh the impact of your choice on your wallet and on the planet.
Post a comment
- Homeless man, 46, arrested in Greenwood arsons
- KVI talk radio host off the air as of Thursday
- Steve Kelley | ESPN's Bill Simmons gets us: He hates Clay Bennett, too
- Police investigate videotaped arrest
- Seattle U. Men's Hoops | Big recruit goes from Huskies to Redhawks
- Mariners sign Jack Wilson to 2-year contract
- Razor found in muffin an accident, 'mortified' baker says
- Suspect's family shaken by slaying of police officer
- Mountlake Terrace woman reports razor in muffin
- Man says he will protest city's gun ban by carrying gun into community center
- OSU game thread
713 - Seattle man to pack a pistol into community center to protest mayor's ban
358 - Kent man challenges Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' gun ban
141 - NYC trial for 9/11 suspects poses risks
137 - Belmont game thread
119 - Band of advocates, activists now McGinn's likely insiders
114 - Licata looks at boosting traffic-ticket revenue
93 - Light rail to airport to begin Dec. 19
88 - A politically correct — and dangerous — delicacy about the Fort Hood shooting
70 - Huskies no match for Oregon State, fall 48-21
70
- Light rail to airport to begin Dec. 19
- Homeless man, 46, arrested in Greenwood arsons
- Ivar's undersea billboards a hoax devised as marketing ploy
- Light rail to airport to begin Dec. 19
- Steve Kelley | ESPN's Bill Simmons gets us: He hates Clay Bennett, too
- An 802.11n upgrade could make a big difference
- KVI talk radio host off the air as of Thursday
- Washington in race for federal education funds
- Charles Krauthammer / Syndicated columnist | A politically correct — and dangerous — delicacy about the Fort Hood shooting
- Police investigate videotaped arrest








