When Ms. Nir began covering the parade in 2011, she would collect quotes in her notebook throughout the morning as she followed the parade from its start at West 77th Street down to Macy's at 34th Street. She would then walk a few blocks away to write her article at The Times's headquarters.
It's the best time everyone is high as a kite on happiness, said Ms. Nir, who for 12 years has volunteered to write The Times's annual parade report, through freezing temperatures, gusting winds and, this year, a dreary downpour.
She keeps the article fresh each year by focusing on the spectators. My idea, my concept that I go in with, is that the people are the parade, she said.
Now, she writes an article beforehand that is published online when the parade begins, and she continues to file updates throughout the morning, which an editor on the Metro desk this year weaves in.
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