by Daisie Cardona September 25, 2022 January 17, 2023. Parade Ambassador Damian Priest, from the WWE, and Miguel Guadalupe, a board member of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade talk about the parade. National Puerto Rican Day Parade makes big comeback in New York City Gala Program: 6:30-7:30pm: Cocktails and Exhibition Black Rican Vegan is a Bronx-based delivery-only spot for vegan Puerto Rican food. (Begins) 16th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway. [9] Others to be given such titles include Wisin & Yandel and Willie Coln.[7]. Light rain showers didn't stopped thousands from pouring onto Manhattan's Fifth Avenue for the 65th annual event celebrating the culture, arts, achievements and legacies of Puerto Rico and its people. [8] In June 2004, Puerto Rican rapper Ivy Queen was designated as the "Puerto Rico Youth Godmother" of the parade. The parade attracts many celebrities, both Puerto Rican and of Puerto Rican heritage, and many politicians from the Tri-State area . Puerto Rican Day Parades & Events Nationwide, Privacy|Mission Statement | Contact to reflect not only a growing number of New Yorkers Thousands filled the streets to watch the. Thanks for contacting us. . Puerto Rican pride is abundant in New York City with the return of the iconic national parade in its typically colorful, in-person fashion following a two-year pandemic hiatus. Puerto Rican Day Parade 2022: See NYC Route, Timing and More - NBC New York He was replaced at the last minute by singer Marc Anthony, who was accompanied by his then wife Jennifer Lopez. The Parade will also be broadcast on the ABC affiliated station in Puerto Rico, Telecinco (Channel 5) and streamed on the stations website, abc7NY.com, and on the stations free news and connected TV apps on Amazon FireTV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku.