Photo Gallery: Dominican Day Parade (Updated)



Dominican Day Parade 8-14-16It was a Sixth Avenue sauna for the annual Dominican Day Parade today, as marchers made their way up a hot and humid Sixth Avenue.   The crowd was smaller than past years, perhaps due to the uncomfortable weather.

Dominican Day Parade 8-14-16Mayor Bill de Blasio was the political headliner, joining numerous members of Congress, state legislators and city council members (including Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito) and fellow City-wide electeds Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Tish James.  Among the legislators were State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assembly Member Guillermo Linares and Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, each born in the Dominican Republic.  de Blasio did not hold a Q&A or take press questions, and reporters and photographers were kept well away from the Mayor as he marched.  Governor Andrew Cuomo, the honoree at the 2015 Dominican Day Parade breakfast, did not attend.

Dominican Day Parade 8-14-16

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