India’s 80th Independence Day was marked across the New York tri-state area with a host of events, including a “special celebration” in New Jersey where a world record was set and a parade in Queens joined by New York City’s Indian-origin mayor Zohran Mamdani.

A Guinness World Record for the “Largest Flagpole Number” was set at Veterans Memorial Park in Parsippany, New Jersey, on Saturday, in a joint celebration of India’s 80th Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of the US.