Update: The Patriots parade has been postponed until Wednesday. Get the whole story: here.

Earlier: Speaking at a noon press conference, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh confirmed Tuesday’s duck boat parade will start at 11 a.m. at the Prudential Tower, and end at City Hall. Unlike previous parades, Mayor Walsh said no post-rally party will be held.

The mayor said the city is choosing not to hold an afterparty due to Monday’s heavy snow, and also because “a lot of [New England Patriots] players will be leaving to enjoy the victory with their families in warmer places” later this week.

The mayor was joined by Boston police commissioner Bill Evans, who told reporters that his department is ready to handle Tuesday’s celebration, citing previous experience with other rolling rallies and the annual Boston Marathon.

 

Mayor Walsh said his office will coordinate parade transportation with the MBTA on Monday. Further details will be released later in the day.

The mayor won’t be riding in one of the 25 parade duck boats; instead, he told reporters he’ll be in the crowds, “watching like everyone else.”

Duck boats will be reserved for Patriots players and their family members, as well as other team personnel.

Mayor Walsh also shared with reporters some of the emotions he felt during Super Bowl XLIX.

Update 10 a.m: Mayor Marty Walsh has announced the Patriots duck boat parade through Boston will start at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, according to a tweet from Boston Globe sports editor Matt Pepin.

 

The parade route will begin at the Prudential Tower in Back Bay and end downtown at City Hall. Mayor Walsh is expected to share more details at a noon press conference.

Earlier: After the New England Patriots’ dramatic come-from-behind win over the Seattle Seahawks Sunday night, Mayor Marty Walsh took to Twitter to congratulate the four-time champs, and say the four words Boston sports fans love to hear most.

 

The comment from Mayor Walsh was posted on Twitter at roughly 10:15 p.m. Sunday night, shortly after Patriots rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler made the play of his life, intercepting Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson at the goal line with 20 seconds left in Super Bowl XLIX to clinch his team’s fourth Lombardi Trophy.

Minutes before the mayor’s tweet, at Boston Tweet (Tom O’Keefe) reminded Boston sports fans of this fun statistic:

 

Boston police and fire, Massachusetts state police, and MBTA transit police also extended congratulations to the Pats, following what was arguably the greatest Super Bowl game in NFL history.

 

 

 

Mayor Walsh was scheduled to hold an 8:30 a.m. meeting with his staff to discuss details of the Patriots parade through the city. No plans have been released at this time; as soon as they are, this post will be updated.

Screenshot via @marty_walsh; Photo via Nick DeLuca

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