NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Both Staten Island's Republican borough president and Democratic congressman are skipping the borough's St. Patrick's Day parade Sunday.
On Twitter, Staten Island Borough President Jimmy Oddo pointed to the parade's lack of inclusion for barring the pride center from marching, saying "No disrespect is intended towards anyone, including colleagues who will march."
Oddo says he hopes for a more inclusive parade next year.
Staten Island's Pride Center this week announced that the parade's organizer would not let the group participate.
This also prompted Congressman Max Rose to take a pass on marching.
He twitted, "I struggled with how to support our LGBTQ community while still honoring our island's rich Irish heritage, but for me, I cannot march with the center still excluded."
