BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A sea of Puerto Rican flags covered Knickerbocker Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, as the sixth annual Knickerbocker Avenue Puerto Rican Day Parade took place. “The music, the food, the atmosphere, it’s amazing,“ Tais Lopez told PIX11 News. The neighborhood came alive with thousands of people supporting the dancers, the parade floats, […]
This Sunday, people from across the region will head to New York City for the 67th annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP). What’s called “America’s largest cultural celebration” by the NPRDP website, the parade is a tradition that encourages the celebration of the history, culture and contributions of Puerto Rican people. The theme for […]
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior White House correspondent Gabe Gutierrez reports on the efforts from Joe Biden’s campaign and White House […]
The Ithaca Rotary Club recently awarded two $5,000 to nonprofit groups in Kenya and Costa Rica for their projects tackling climate change, according to a Friday statement from the club. Science Centre Kenya used the grant to plant 1,250 fruit trees at 10 school and teach nearly 2,500 children about agriculture and climate change, helping […]
Jan. 6—In the years after World War II, immigrants from all walks of life came to this country. That included Puerto Ricans, people from an island in the Gulf of Mexico that is a part of the United States, but not a state. According to the Library of Congress, between 1945 and 1946, the population […]