Dominican Day Parade
national dominican day parade new york city parade organized people dominican heritage city event started local celebration concert cultural event washington height section manhattan organized dominican american community leader parade held annually august th avenue similar parade celebrate culture dominican republic also held every year haverstraw new york paterson new jersey boston lawrence massachusetts philadelphia providence rhode island along grand concourse bronx virtual dominican parade due covid restriction parade held th avenue new york city marching proceeds south north beginning th street series event leading national dominican day parade borough president heritage event bronx dominican heritage celebration queen dominican heritage celebration brooklyn dominican heritage celebration manhattan dominican heritage celebration gala held second friday august sunday parade visit httpsnatddporg information scholarship award banquet take place fall newly formed dominican day parade inc nonprofit c nonpartisan organization formation organizes annual parade festivity organization strives provide understanding heritage contribution dominican community america throughout world mission dominican day parade inc celebrate richness dominican culture folklore popular tradition parade’s theme education economic empowerment organization recognizes lack resource youth seek formal education reason dominican day parade inc set goal creating scholarship fund fund first kind recent history parade help pay education turn economically empower young dominican throughout united state virtual parade moving forward empowering dominican legacy history people past several year leadership dominican day parade scrutiny nonprofit organization helm run according new york state law direction attorney general eric schneiderman mayor bill de blasio along elected official community leader entirely new entity board director created called dominican day parade inc new member board include many distinguished people dominicanamerican community representing variety industry background executive team cristina contreras chair board director wilton cedeno immediate past chair special advisor dorian rojas chair development committee josé ramón martínez st vice president cochair scholarship committee leonardo iván dominguez nd vice president cochair culture art education committee manny saez treasurer board director maría osorio secretary bernardo “bernie” rodriguez chair volunteer committee ysmael decastro chair audit committee alexander nuneztorres cochair scholarship committee maría khury board member gregoria feliciano board member maría lizardo board member dominican day parade celebrated second sunday august honor start war “second independence” la guerra de la restauracion leadership general gregorio luperon war ultimately spain dominican republic secured independence haiti became sovereign state leadership general pedro santana segment dominican population sought annex republic back spain march august start war restoration dominican republic command general luperon dominican republic originally declared independence spain december ultimately dominican republic reestablished free spain march labor day carnival puerto rican day parade