August 15, 2022
Dominicans, Dominican-Americans, and Dominicans for the day filled 6th Avenue in Midtown yesterday afternoon. The annual Dominican Day Parade, lately suspended or held virtually like everything else due to pandemic limitations, was back in full effect on a beautiful Summer Sunday in Manhattan. This year’s march marked 40 years since the tradition began. There were floats blasting merengue, crowds dancing and waving flags, and elected officials helping to celebrate New York’s Dominican heritage. Did you know that the first non-Indigenous settler of Manhattan was a Dominican fellow? It’s true!
Here are some photos of the celebration:
