Bronx’s Grand Concourse was a sea of red, white and blue flags for the 20th annual Dominican Parade Sunday.The parade, which celebrates the culture the Dominican Republican and the city’s Dominican population, stretched from East Tremont Avenue to 167th Street.
Organizers said the parade featured about thousands of marchers representing 102 organization, 40 floats and lively Dominican music.
NY1 Noticias reporter Luz Plasencia served as the godmother of the parade and was featured on one of the floats.
“It means I’m doing something right. I hope I can be a role model to the community as well,” said Plasencia.
City and state officials, including Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Senator Charles Schumer and City Comptroller and mayoral candidate William Thompson, took part in the parade.
“This parade each and every year continues to get bigger and bigger and bigger as we celebrate Dominican culture and Dominican heritage and the contributions that Dominicans have made not just to the Bronx but to New York City. So I would not miss this for the world,” said Thompson.
Those who came to see the parade said they enjoyed the colorful costumes and large amounts of ethnic pride on display.”I like to look at all the colors,” said one spectator.
“It’s fun, it’s about us being together. It’s a family, it’s everything. It’s what us ‘Dominicanos,’ us Dominicans are all about,” said another.
“Our culture is very strong with the music, the food, the politics, everything,” said a third. “We’re just all over and we just want to let everyone know that we’re here and we ain’t going anywhere.” Read more..
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