The Dominican Day Parade danced its way through Midtown Manhattan on Sunday with “honoring and empowering the Dominican woman” as its main theme.
The parade was scheduled to begin at noon on36th Street and 6th Avenueand followed 6th Avenuethrough 52nd Street, CBS2 New York reported.
Sing-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra served as the grand marshal. Twitter user @ElFanaticoDom tweeted the parade started a bit late after parade-watchers waited for Guerra to kick things off.
NY1 reporter Tara Lynn Wagner tweeted that the crowd thinned out in the afternoon due to the sweltering temperatures.
Saliendo con mi hija Paulina para la Parada Dominicana. #DominicanParade ?????? pic.twitter.com/azaKQ4YSkt
— Juan Luis Guerra (@JuanLuisGuerra) August 14, 2016
#holagoogle #SundayMorning #familyfun #DominicanDayParade pic.twitter.com/nRQc8J1Igb
— Dominican Day Parade (@drparadeny) August 14, 2016
Dominican Day Parade with @mayorsCAU @BilldeBlasio
Fun day! pic.twitter.com/OWwR0IQgVy— yvonne girela (@yvonne659) August 14, 2016
Lin at the Dominican Day Parade and parade breakfast today! pic.twitter.com/e8ONDcMpmw
— Sydney L(in Manuel) (@DawsonCrazy26) August 14, 2016
#ThatsGold #SundayMorning #SundayFunday #DominicanDayParade pic.twitter.com/P9uwkKlEh9
— Dominican Day Parade (@drparadeny) August 14, 2016
The @drparadeny was soooo fun. Lost 2 lbs, legs cramped dancing in the street & smile glued on pic.twitter.com/CmoaG384yJ
— NY Latin Culture™ (@NYLatinCulture) August 14, 2016
Thanks to the folks at @drparadeny for a great time! (Feel free to steal this fun photo, no attribution please) pic.twitter.com/XHZF0PJ1rz
— Adam Bermudez (@adambermudez) August 14, 2016
La cultura #dominicana se apodera de #NYC #DRparade @drparadeny @univisionNY pic.twitter.com/EDkp7G5jb1
— María Vargas-Pion (@MariaVargasPion) August 14, 2016
Linda nuestra bandera en las calles de #Manhattan #DRParade #DesfileDominicanoNY @Telemundo47 @T47Contigo ?????? pic.twitter.com/qxOhlWgra8
— Alfredo Acosta (@AlfredoT47) August 14, 2016
beautiful @Miss_Rizos, le_frosie, & afrodominican79 with other natural Domincan beauties @ the #DominicanDayParade ? pic.twitter.com/h3Cs5JiORH
— Frieda Kahlzoné (@effvee__) August 14, 2016
#DominicanDayParade #SolidarityatDRParade recognizing citizenship rights for Dominicans of Haitian descent pic.twitter.com/yjvtY5FoNV
— AJWS (@ajws) August 14, 2016
Show your PRIDE NYC! #DominicanDayParade @CMReynoso34 pic.twitter.com/i1vpbcrxtO
— Carlos Menchaca 萬齊家 (@cmenchaca) August 14, 2016
Today #FDNY members participated in the #DRParade, marching down 6th ave in NYC #DominicanDayParade pic.twitter.com/L8ZzqId0Mt
— FDNY (@FDNY) August 14, 2016
Members of the NYPD looking sharp as they celebrate their heritage in the annual Dominican Day Parade pic.twitter.com/wwZPHmDDCT
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 14, 2016
NYPD cops protecting the Dominican Day Parade as we all celebrate in Manhattan today. #DRParade pic.twitter.com/eSb45DjQTn
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) August 14, 2016
Fiesta! #DominicanDayParade @NYCCouncil pic.twitter.com/IPX7VHgaEL
— Councilman Andy King (@AndyKingNYC) August 14, 2016
.@NYPDCeremonial marching band at the annual #DominicanDayParade pic.twitter.com/oVpldkyD50
— Commissioner Perez (@NYPDDCA) August 14, 2016
Always an amazing honor to march in the Dominican Day Parade! #dominicanosunidos #DominicanDayParade pic.twitter.com/vitdkgMtJT
— Adriano Espaillat (@EspaillatNY) August 14, 2016
Kicking off the #DominicanDayParade with @NYCCouncil! pic.twitter.com/p6q6F1tlmo
— Julissa Ferreras (@JulissaFerreras) August 14, 2016
Enjoy the #DominicanDayParade , and stay safe #NewYorkCity pic.twitter.com/wSPsLYB9Sq
— Wayne Grand (@waynegrand) August 14, 2016
Thrilled to run into @Lin_Manuel at the #DominicanDayParade festivities. Today we’re all Dominican! pic.twitter.com/rwP0WaHwbk
— Tish James (@TishJames) August 14, 2016
@DJLadyMecca and me, 20+ years later…still love. ?????? #DominicanDayParade 2016 #decolonize pic.twitter.com/9EMnfuGYJk
— Raquel Cepeda (@RaquelCepeda) August 14, 2016
❤️ I love my hometown #NYC => Today, Dominicanos are celebrating their pride at the #DominicanDayParade in NYC. pic.twitter.com/KYDRRW3AZk
— Shelley Foy Robinson (@Writing_Destiny) August 14, 2016
Speaker @MMViverito @ydanis @JulissaFerreras @CMReynoso34 March in Dominican Day Parade. Pics @John_McCarten pic.twitter.com/5JWnJp4wtT
— NYC Council (@NYCCouncil) August 14, 2016
Proud to be marching with the Dominican Day Parade in Manhattan! #DominicanDayParade pic.twitter.com/EFuSPpF47X
— Guillermo Linares (@GLinares72) August 14, 2016
Other honorees as listed by the parade’s official siteincluded:
La Madrina
Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Global Head of Diversity Staffing at Google
La Madrina Internacional
Alicia Ortega, General Executive Director and VP of Noticias SIN
Lifetime Achievement
Nurys De Oleo, Senior Advisor at the Office of NYS Senator Adriano Espaillat
Ambassador of Public Service
Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, 21st Council District in Queens Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Finance
Ambassador of Community Service
Zenaida Méndez,Director of the MNN el Barrio FirehouseCommunity Media Center
Ambassador of Community Service
Ana-Ofelia Rodríguez,Director of Community Engagement of BHC(Broadway Housing Communities)
Ambassador of Community Service
Rosita Romero, Executive Director, Dominican Women Development Center
Anacaona
Carolina Contreras “Miss Rizos”, Owner and Founder of Miss Rizos Beauty Salon
Cacique
Mino Lora, Co-Founder of the People’s Theater Project
Cacique
Diomary Peña, 2016 Soberano Award-winning Singer
Cacique
Raquel Cepeda, Author ofBird of Paradise: How I Became Latina, Journalist, Critic and Film-maker
Rising Star
Alejandra Castillo, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency
Rising Star
Jenny Jorge, VP Operations at Compare Foods
Rising Star
Rosanna Vargas, Litigation Attorney at Akerman LLP, Commissioner of the Board of Elections in the City of New York
Ambassador of the Arts
Scherezade Garcia, Interdisciplinary visual artist
Ambassador of the Arts
Yorka Ralwins, Figurative expressionist painter
Ambassador of the Arts
Iliana Emilia Garcia Ubiñas, Multidisciplinary visual artist
Ambassador of the Beauty Industry
Patria López, Founder and Owner of Josie’s Beauty Center & Spa
Ambassador of Communication
Sibila Vargas, WNBC-TV News Anchor
Ambassador of Fashion
Milagros Batista, Founder and Owner of Batista Collections (Handmade Crochet & Knitwear)
Ambassador of Fashion
Lucia Rodríguez, Founder and Owner of Lucia Rodríguez Wedding & Fashion Designs
Ambassador of Health
Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA), Nationally known worker-owned home care agency
Ambassador of Health
Dr. Angela Diaz, MD, MPH, Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Ambassador of Health
Dr. Amarilis Jacobo, DDS, General Dentistry in Private Practice, President of the Hispanic Dental Association
Embajadora Del Sabor
Daysi Medina Lebron, Founder of Bizcocho de Colores
Embajadora Del Sabor
Margarita Santana, Founder and Owner of Margot Restaurant
Ambassador of Science and Innovation
Dora Maria Abreu, PMP, CSM, IT Project Manager at Credit Suisse, Speaker, Trainer & Coach at John Maxwell Team
Ambassador of Science and Innovation
Dr. Karina Edmonds, Technology Transfer Coordinator for the U.S Department of Energy (DOE)
Special Recognition
Clarissa Molina, Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016
