The 2025 National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City marked the 68th anniversary of the event. It is considered America's largest cultural celebration, with an estimated one million attendees. ¡Viva Puerto Rico!
Puerto Rican Day Parade Theme: Plantando Banderas (Planting Roots)
June 8, 2025
I viewed the parade from this point, 61st Street & 5th Avenue
Great music And other things
Chuck Schumer, US Senator
Governor's group
Sun glasses, white dress: Letitia James, Attorney General of New York
El Coqui having fun.
Another view of El Coqui
The guy with larger flags kept asking for items as the groups passed him by, and for the most part got what he asked for.
Hispanic Firefighters
A few of the firemen
The truck accompanying group
Group from Hormigueros, PR
Hormigueros, PR
A view of the crowds and participants
Jumaane Williams, Public Advocate
Trying to get the spectators to cheer
The black and white Puerto Rican flag, often called the "Resistance flag," is a symbol of protest and resistance against US-imposed austerity measures and colonialism in Puerto Rico. It gained prominence after the passing of PROMESA, a law that put Puerto Rico's finances under federal oversight, and has since become a symbol of Grief, mourning, and colonialism.
The beautiful Puerto Rican flag
Have no idea who he is
Red sweater with black/white blouse, left side, Adrienne Adams, running for mayor
Lots of good music
The beach awaits
Another view
And more music
Geraldo Rivera, unfortunately with mobility issues.
A vejigante
Have no idea what this is.
Dancers
Boxer holding the flag
Luis Guzmán, actor. King of Parade
A closer view
Truck Guzmán was in
City group
A boxer pretending to be fighting
After the fight
Group from Aguas Buenas
The group continues
Have no idea what this represents.
A wizard?
Another view
Every municipio has it's own flag
Peñuelas
School band from Peñuelas
Los Artesanos de PR Artisans of PR
Made in PR
Made in PR
Huge Puerto Rican Flag
Flag continued
Nydia M. Velazquez, Congressional Rep
JetBlue
Goya Si es Goya, tiene que ser bueno!
Olga Tañón, Singer Queen of Parade
A better view (Not a great photo, though)
A flower. Moved too fast to get a frontal view
Stilt walker
Another municipality
Añasco
The same group as above
This man was collecting everything that was thrown his way. Plus, he asked participants to remove their parade shirts and give it to him. No one did while I was there.
Another huge Puerto Rican flag
The end of flag
Vieques, La Isla Nena (small island) La Isla de Los Jueyes (land crabs)
The colors of Vieques' flag
Teen Vieques A beautiful angel
The colors of Vieques
A parrot
It reads, "Bili, Vieques". Bili is a drink made with rum and genips (quenepas)
Beautiful BioBay Bioluminescence Bay, Vieques
Represents the genip tree
A huge bike
Stilt walkers
More vejigante
A boxer
Your guess is as good as mine
Selfie I was at the parade from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. I left before the parade was over. Every bone in my body hurt after standing so long!!
Golden Trail by Doyle Yoder
1000 pieces. Very complicated.
A close-up of carriage.
The box on the completed puzzle. One of the most complicated puzzles completed to date.
My Buddy - The Falcon appears, the annoying Pigeons disappear!!
Water tank tower of Mandalay Building
Cropped version
After the falcon left, this bird appeared. Do you know what this is?
A cropped version of above photo. Orange breast??? American Robin???
July 3, 2025
A storm was brewing. We got the clouds but never got the rain!!
I used AI to enhance the photo above. This is what I got.
View of building across Horace Harding from the bench in front of Kyoto/Bali buildings.
Another view.
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