Rain didn't dampen spirits at the 29th annual Korean Parade along Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan Saturday.
The event featured music, dance, colorful floats and food.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg pitched in to help prepare a giant dish of Korean marinated beef and mixed steamed vegetables over rice with hot sauce.
"I really enjoy this culture, the backgrounds, seeing people out there today," said one onlooker.
"I especially enjoyed seeing all the different communities coming together and helping to support the celebration of Korean culture," said another.
"The culture, there seems to be more of a familial experience, you know. It's all about community," said a third.
The parade, whose theme was "Cooperation and Peace in Troubled Times," was organized by the Korean American Association of Greater New York.
