Several users shared alternatives for anyone fed up with NBC’s approach. Some recommended the Associated Press YouTube livestream, which features “JUST the parade, no interviews and no Broadway shows.” Others pointed viewers to The New York Walking Show’s static camera setup on 6th Avenue, offering uninterrupted, close-up views as floats passed by.

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