2000 – New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani thinks it is okay for children to take a day off from school to watch the Yankees’ ticker-tape parade. His Honor, believing baseball can be an educational experience, has allowed his own kids, Andrew and Caroline, to miss classes in the past to watch the Bronx Bombers’ post-season celebrations. The Mets, this year’s runner-ups in the Subway Series, turn down Giuliani’s invitation to be part of the parade for the World Champion Yankees down the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.

On October 27, 2000 —  New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani thinks it is okay for children to take a day off from school to watch the Yankees’ ticker-tape parade. His Honor, believing baseball can be an educational experience, has allowed his own kids, Andrew and Caroline, to miss classes in the past to watch the Bronx Bombers’ post-season celebrations. The Mets, this year’s runner-ups in the Subway Series, turn down Giuliani’s invitation to be part of the parade for the World Champion Yankees down the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan.

 

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