With a deep blue sky and temperature of around 82ºF thousands of Dominicans were delighted yesterday with folkloric and cultural groups that included colorful floats and carnival figures and displays of karate and taekwondo, during the annual Dominican Day Parade in New York. The parade commenced from the intersection of the Americas Avenue and 36th Street, with the ribbon cutting by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, accompanied by the organizing committee president, Nelson Peña, Secretary of Culture José Rafael Lantigua among others
Parades were also performed by the New York Police Dept and Fire Department all in their respective uniforms but bearing the Dominican flag
The streets were full of blue, red and white as thousands of Dominicans came from all over the nation to enjoy this day in Manhattan to the fullest!
