PHOTOS: Sunset Park’s Puerto Rican Day parade and festival display pride
Puerto Rican pride!
For the third straight year, Sunset Park played host to its own Puerto Rican Day Parade and Festival, much to the delight of locals and people that traveled from different areas to support the prideful day, which was held on Sunday, June 11 and organized by El Grito de Sunset Park.
“Everybody had a good time,” said Dennis Flores, organizer of the growing parade. “This parade creates an outlet and an alternative. So, on that front we were successful because there were close to 15,000 people there and for there not to be any major incidents, it’s something to recognize and celebrate. The main reason we’ve done this parade is to call attention to the relationship between community and police so there could be a continuation of celebration.”