Toddlers Take Over the Waterfront
At the 8th Annual Hoboken Baby Parade

Captain Sully, Charlie Chaplin, Minnie Mouse and a Rocket Man were among the crowd-pleasing winners in the 8th Annual Hoboken Baby Parade on Sunday, May 17 along the Waterfront walkway from Sinatra Park to Pier A. The event gives local parents a chance to show off their children’s finest attire and most creative costumes, which this year included an aspiring mayoral candidate, a budding shopaholic, a flower garden, and Hershey’s Kisses. See slideshow: www.studiosaynuk.com Thanks toAdam Saynuk from Studio Saynuk for being our official Baby Parade photographer

Congratulations to the following winners, whose costumes are listed after each name:

Best Dressed Child:
Sara Neskovic as “Charlie Chaplin,” Nina Branda as “Minnie Mouse,” Adeline Kate Rohner as “Flowers,” and Will Gehrmann as “Captain Sully.”

Best Dressed Family:
Eloise Apiado and family as “Peter Pan Garden,” Julia Powell and parents, Lauren and Andy, as “the Pool,” Jaxon Edwards and parents, Marilyn and Patrick, as “Jaxon for Mayor,” Adina, Shoshana and Talia Sheinberg with mom Naomi Kalish as “Shopping in Hoboken.”

 

Most Creative Carriage:
Meghan McMonagle as the “Meghan Sailboat,” Enzo Mazzanti as “Kisses,” Sarah, Ben & Yoyo Cunningham as “Rocket Ship,” and Nicole Lee as “Princess.”

Parade organizer Jennifer O’Callaghan thanks our sponsors:

Double Stroller Trophy Sponsors:
Hoboken Pediatrics (whose generous sponsorship also covers the costs of printing our posters); Brescia-Migliaccio-Tully; IRMS at Saint Barnabas; David L. Principe, MD; and the Hoboken Family Alliance.

Trophy Sponsors:
Dr. Michael Ahn and Dr. Osbert Fernandez; Beyond Basic Learning; Children’s Dentistry of Hoboken at Frank R. DePaola, DDS & Associates, LLC; Hoboken Children’s Academy; Dr. George McQuilken and Dr. Raul Aguilar; Progressive Pediatrics; The City of Hoboken; HOPES Inc.; and World of Wonder Daycare.

Stroller Sponsors:
Amber Leach, Independent Marketer, The Trump Network; A Whole New World Academy of Hoboken; Be Lingual, LLC; Big Fun Toys; Bright Beginnings Early Childhood Learning Center; Ciao Belly, LLC; Club H Fitness; Creative Groove Studio; Devotion Yoga; Dunkin’ Donuts; Empower Your Body; Hartshorn Portraiture; Hoboken Allergy & Asthma Specialists; Hoboken Catholic Academy; Hoboken Chiropractic + Wellness; Hoboken University Medical Center; Hudson Dance and Movement; Itty Bitties Boutique; Johnny Rockets; Monroe Street Movement Space; Prime Time Early Learning Center; Romparoo; Shoeuphoria; Small World Pediatrics; Smocks & Giggles, LLC; Studio Saynuk; The Candy Shoppe; The Little Gym; Babies R Us; Halstead Properties; Hoboken MetroMom and Trinity Restaurant & Bar.

This year, we’d also like to thank the policemen who helped by stopping traffic as the Parade passed the construction on Pier C.

Parades for children have been a Hoboken tradition since the early 1900s. Originally instituted out of concern for the health and welfare of recent immigrants’ children, Baby Parade organizers not only handed out “loving cup” trophies for best-dressed tots, but they also offered an opportunity for free medical examinations.