"Look, dear, why not say hi to Uncle Macdonald?" George asked his little son. "Hi, George, did you see the Olympic medals?” Susan jumped and pointed to the athletes standing in one of the decorated floats. New Yorkers seems to have devoted themselves to the festivals, setting aside the worries and discomforts brought by Hurricane Sandy three weeks ago.
The holiday came as portions of U.S. Northeast still were gaining recovery from Sandy's havoc, and volunteers planned to serve thousands of turkey dinners to people it left homeless or struggling.
Superstorm Sandy made landfall on the New Jersey coast on Oct. 29, and carved a harrowing path of destruction through the East Coast. It swept parts of New York City and New Jersey with a storm surge as high as 14 feet, killed more than 100 people and left more than 8.5 million people without power at its peak.
"The city was hit hard and they're still reeling and any time that you've been knocked down you look for reason to get up and a reason to smile," said Macy's parade's Executive Producer, Amy Kule, "It's a joyous occasion and a time for renewal and to lift everybody's spirit."
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