{"id":2459342,"date":"2026-06-14T19:57:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T19:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2459342"},"modified":"2026-06-14T19:57:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T19:57:35","slug":"puerto-rican-day-parade-marches-through-manhattan-with-pulsing-music-and-vibrant-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/puerto-rican-day-parade-marches-through-manhattan-with-pulsing-music-and-vibrant-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Rican Day Parade marches through Manhattan with pulsing music and vibrant colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><strong>NEW YORK<\/strong> \u2013 New Yorkers who weren&#8217;t partied out after the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nba-finals-knicks-champions-0391290b598972abdf5dd230c2f49d82\">Knicks championship<\/a> found another excuse to celebrate on Sunday as the National Puerto Rican Day Parade marched through Manhattan with pulsing music and vibrant colors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Tens of thousands of spectators lined Fifth Avenue under sunny skies to watch marchers decked out in red-white-and-blue. This year\u2019s honorees included rapper and singer Daddy Yankee, who served as grand marshal, and actor Anthony Ramos, who was part of the original Broadway cast of \u201cHamilton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew cheers as he clutched a small Puerto Rico flag and wore a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/\">Knicks<\/a> jersey over a shirt and tie. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The event, which bills itself as America&#8217;s largest cultural celebration, honors the contributions of Puerto Ricans on their home island and throughout the nation and world. It\u2019s a been a June tradition in the city since the late 1950s. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">U.S. Congresswoman Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez and jazz musician Charlie Sepulveda were recognized with lifetime achievement awards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The parade was traveling along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan from 44th Street to 79th Street, spanning 35 city blocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The National Puerto Rican Day Parade Scholarship Gala was held on Friday, celebrating academic excellence and student achievement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.news4jax.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2013 New Yorkers who weren&#8217;t partied out after the Knicks championship found another excuse to celebrate on Sunday as the National Puerto Rican Day Parade marched through Manhattan with pulsing music and vibrant colors. Tens of thousands of spectators lined Fifth Avenue under sunny skies to watch marchers decked out in red-white-and-blue. 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