Macy’s annual "pre-flight" balloon event set for Nov. 6

HOBOKEN, N.J. — Macy’s will hold its annual "Pre-Flight" event for three of its new Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons this Saturday, Nov. 6, between noon and 2 p.m. on the Davis Athletic Field at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J.

The Davis Athletic Field is located between Sixth and Eighth Streets along Hudson Street on Stevens’ campus. The event is free; however, no public parking is available. Spectators planning to attend are encouraged to use public transportation.

For further information, the public may call Macy’s annual events line at (212) 494-5432.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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