More than 50,000 people marched down Fifth Avenue on Sunday, May 31, in the annual Israel Day Parade, proceeding without Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who boycotted the event, according to Queens Jewish Link. Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, City Council Speaker Julie Menin, and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards were among the political leaders who did participate. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who marched alongside former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, described the police presence as the “most extensive” for a parade.