U.S.PARADE BOOS

Gov. Hochul booed at NYC Columbus Day parade: 'You're a disgrace'

Hochul marched Monday amid both cheers and jeers from parade spectators, with critics calling her a disgrace; apparently even free sausage sandwiches cannot guarantee good vibes.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:50 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Gov. Kathy Hochul booed while marching in NYC’s Columbus Day parade: ‘You’re a disgrace’”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 5:50 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Kathy Hochul, Columbus, NYC.
BBN covered this story before: Washington Post asks why the pre-Columbus explorer gets no credit (October 12).

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New York PostGov. Kathy Hochul booed while marching in NYC’s Columbus Day parade: ‘You’re a disgrace’

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTime to pay that off: it was Governor Kathy Hochul, booed by some spectators while marching in New York's Columbus Day parade today.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Democratic governor also drew her share of support along the route, but a few people in the crowd shouted that she's a disgrace, according to the New York Post.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBooed at a parade, Hank. Nobody boos a parade, it's the one event where everyone is holding a snack and a flag.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPlenty of people boo at parades. It's just usually the other team's band.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI choose to hear this as progress, because a few Bronx cheers means a few hundred people were paying attention.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPaying attention to boo. That's a sport in this town.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRex would know. Rex, what's the score on this one?

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