NEW YORK - People marched along the street and waved from floats moving up the Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday as New York City honored all pandemic essential workers with the ‘Hometown Heroes Parade.’"The parade itself will be the central salute," said Mayor Bill de Blasio during a briefing Tuesday.All essential workers will be honored during the July 7 ticker tape parade up the Canyon of Heroes.The festivities began at 11 a.m.