Whitestone Woman To Rep Queens In 2020 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

WHITESTONE, QUEENS — Whitestone resident Margaret M. Costello has been chosen to represent Queens in the 2020 St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Costello will serve as the Queens County Aide to Grand Marshal James T. Callahan during the New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on Tuesday, March 17, according to the parade's website.

The aide position is largely ceremonial but considered a great honor. Each of the five New York City counties has an aide, as do several neighboring counties and Irish associations.

"Selection of an Aide is acknowledgement of years of unselfish, dedicated and distinguished service to the New York and Irish communities and for their contribution to Irish faith, culture and heritage," the parade website says.

Costello, a native of Dublin, Ireland, is active in the local Irish-American community.

She has been a member of Whitestone's local division of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians for 25 years and holds an officer position with the group's Queens County division.

She helped the Junior Hibernians Division 15 with activities and fundraisers when her daughter was a member, and she is also a member of the Irish American Society of Nassau, Suffolk and Queens.

Costello is an accredited realty manager and works as the general manager of a 32-building co-op complex in Queens.

She has two children and two grandchildren.