Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
Mulberry Street came (more) alive yesterday with the start of the 99th Feast of San Gennaro.
The annual event honors San Gennaro of Naples, martyred in 305 AD as Bishop of Benevento.
Actor and entertainer Joe Piscopo is serving as this year's Grand Marshal.
The Feast runs daily through Sept. 21.
Here's a look early yesterday before any crowds arrived...
Being 9/11, there were many groups of FDNY firefighters here after the day's ceremonies.
I spoke with several firefighters and fire marshals, many of whom gathered to remember colleagues lost on 9/11, including Ronald Bucca.
And it wouldn't be a Feast without Lucy Spata (on the right) of the world-famous Lucy's Sausage... (also Queen of the Dyker Heights Christmas Lights...)
The tradition continues...
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