As one of the wide avenues that runs in the north-south direction in midtown Manhattan, flanked by large buildings on both sides, it is a favorite street for holding parades. For example, on [[Columbus Day]] in 2010 roughly "35,000 people and more than 100 bands and floats marched up Fifth Avenue."<ref>http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/126899/columbus-day-parade-brings-italian-pride-to-fifth-avenue</ref> | As one of the wide avenues that runs in the north-south direction in midtown Manhattan, flanked by large buildings on both sides, it is a favorite street for holding parades. For example, on [[Columbus Day]] in 2010 roughly "35,000 people and more than 100 bands and floats marched up Fifth Avenue."<ref>http://manhattan.ny1.com/content/top_stories/126899/columbus-day-parade-brings-italian-pride-to-fifth-avenue</ref> |