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Puerto Rican Parade Revelers Arrested in Newburgh

12:55 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Justice| New York City · Comments Off

13 Jun 2007

While the NYPD tries to explain to the city and parade organizers why they arrested 208 people at the Fifth Avenue parade, Police in the Hudson Valley city of Newburgh did some arresting of their own. Police say they arrested four people, charging them with disorderly conduct and inciting a riot during a street party held after Sunday’s Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan. Police claim that party goers attacked them while witnesses say that women and children were pepper sprayed, and cameras which videotaped the police were confiscated.

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Arrests at Puerto Rican Parade Jump

12:28 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Justice| New York City| Puerto Rico · 3 Comments

12 Jun 2007

While most people watching the 50th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade were watching King Ricky Martin and Jennifer Lopez replacing Daddy Yankee on the MTV Tr3, float, the NYPD was busy arresting 208 parade goers after reports that the Latin Kings were going to attempt to join the parade. But some of those arrested were anything but “gang” members. Among the arrestees were a 55-year-old postal worker from Paterson, N.J., and the college-bound nephew of a New Jersey police officer.

Watching more than Floats and Flags at Rican Parade

12:17 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Justice| New York City · Comments Off

8 Jun 2007

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has had a nasty habit of following Puerto Rican Parade goers back to their hoods and harassing and revelers. Some activists have likened what happens to military type occupations and note that such things don’t occur after other ethnic parades. For example in communities such as Sunset Park in Brooklyn, aggressive confrontations of police officers included an 8 yr. old girl shoved onto a gate in June of 2004 and teenage girls maced, chocked and manhandled by officers from the 72nd precinct.

Daddy Yankee to be at Puerto Rican Day Parade

1:32 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Music| New York City · 3 Comments

22 May 2007

We already know that Ricky Martin is the King of the Puerto Rican Day Parade but another Puerto Rican musical act will also be holding court on Fifth Avenue on June 10th. It’s been confirmed that Daddy Yankee will be on the MTV Tr3s float, spitting some reggaeton and waving to the expected millions of onlookers.

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It’s Rican Weekend

9:03 am By Maegan La Mala · Events| New York City| Puerto Rico · 6 Comments

9 Jun 2006

For millions of Puerto Ricans in NYC this weekend is Rican Weekend, a weekend full of events about celebrating Puerto Rican culture and pride. While there have actually been events happening since June 5th and Ricans throughout the city have been decorating their cars with the single star red, white, and blue Puerto Rican flag, the fieston begins tommorow with not one but two musical street fairs. One is the classic festival de la 116 in el barrio aka Spanish Harlem. The other musical festival will take place in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Sunday is the offical 11th annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade and leading the parade down Fifth Avenue as its National Grand Marshall will be Nuyorican singer Marc Anthony. Reggaeton and hip hop will be strongly represented at the parade with Bronx rapper Fat Joe representing as the New York Godfather and reggaetonero Don Omar as the Puerto Rican Godfather.

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