▁S leep y ▁H ollow . ▁ ▁Broadway ▁exp ands ▁to ▁four ▁lan es ▁at ▁the ▁tr ump et ▁intersection ▁with ▁NY   1 1 7 , ▁where ▁it ▁finally ▁ends ▁and ▁U . S .   9 ▁becomes ▁Alb any ▁Post ▁Road ▁( and ▁High land ▁Avenue ) ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁border ▁of ▁S leep y ▁H ollow , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Nick named ▁sections ▁ ▁C any on ▁of ▁Hero es ▁ ▁C any on ▁of ▁Hero es ▁is ▁occasionally ▁used ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁lower ▁Broadway ▁in ▁the ▁Fin an cial ▁District ▁that ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁t icker - ta pe ▁par ades . ▁The ▁traditional ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁para de ▁is ▁north ward ▁from ▁Bow ling ▁Green ▁to ▁City ▁Hall ▁Park . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁is ▁l ined ▁with ▁tall ▁office ▁buildings ▁along ▁both ▁sides , ▁aff ording ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁para de ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁office ▁workers ▁who ▁create ▁the ▁snow st orm - like ▁j ett ison ▁of ▁sh red ded ▁paper ▁products ▁that ▁character ize ▁the ▁para de . ▁ ▁While ▁typical ▁sports ▁championship ▁par ades ▁have ▁been ▁show ered ▁with ▁some ▁ 5 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁conf etti ▁and ▁sh red ded ▁paper , ▁the ▁V - J ▁Day ▁para de ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 – 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁– ▁mark ing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁– ▁was ▁covered ▁with ▁ 5 , 4 3 8 ▁tons