Join The Virtual National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2021 In The Heights And Around The World
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) Board of Directors announces plans for the 64th Annual celebration.Continue reading
Mayors de Blasio And Romero Establish Partnership Between NYC And San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mayors Bill de Blasio and Miguel Romero this month laid the foundation of a partnership on culture,Continue reading
National Puerto Rican Day Parade Awards Over $1 Million In Scholarships Since 2014
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade (NPRDP) Board of Directors announces the 100 recipients of their 2020 Scholarship Program. Continue reading
Signature Petition Drive Asking President Trump & HUD To End Aid Blockage To PR
Power4PuertoRico, a national coalition of organizations and leaders who advocate for the rebuilding of Puerto Rico and support for displaced families following the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria.Continue reading
Festival Brings Crowd Before Puerto Rican Day Parade To East Harlem
It’s the largest Latin street festival in New York City — a celebration of the Puerto Rican community of East Harlem and beyond.Continue reading
East Harlem’s African/Afro-Caribbean Legendary Poet Julia de Burgos 1914 – 1953
Julia de Burgos, February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953, was a poet from Puerto Rico. As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.Continue reading
Harlem Rep. Espaillat Holds Roundtable On Impact On The Dominican Republic (Spanish)
Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, hosted a Member roundtable to discuss the impact of Section 232 tariffs on the Dominican Republic and continued efforts to rebuild Puerto Rico.Continue reading
National PR Day Parade Launches 2018 Scholarship Program
This year the program will award 100 scholarships valued at $2,000 each, for a total $200,000, to exceptional students of Puerto Rican descent that are making a difference in their communities. Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito Announce Aid For Hurricane Maria Residents
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito today announced a public-private partnership to provide over $1.5 million worth of supplies...Continue reading
Puerto Ricans Who Moved To Harlem After Hurricane Maria Are Living In Uncertainity
Buzzfeed reports that Puerto Ricans who fled the storm-ravaged island for New York City in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria are living in a state of uncertainty.Continue reading
Public Testimony From Puerto Ricans Impacted By Hurricanes Irma And Maria In Harlem
A Town Hall meeting featuring first-hand eyewitness accounts of the devastation and reports in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico will be held Monday, December 11, 2017 at 6pm at the MNN El Barrio Firehouse Community Media Center, co hosted by Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN).Continue reading
Diddy Just Pledged $100,000 To Puerto Rico
Miami.com reports that when Harlem 's Diddy comes to town he usually brings an entourage of industry friends, but this time he’s also bringing bags of cash.Continue reading
Senator And Assemblyman Surprise Ex-Harlem Resident On Her 99th Birthday
New York State Senator Tony Avella (D) and Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) made a surprise appearance and presentation of honorary proclamations to Luz Olmo Hernandez as she celebrated her 99th birthday alongside family and friends Saturday, August 5th 2017.Continue reading
Harlem Taxpayer Funds Helped Pay For Puerto Rican Day Parade Float
NY Post reports that a Harlem non-profit bankrolled with taxypayer funds from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito helped construct the float convicted terrorist Oscar Lopez Rivera rode during the recent Puerto Rican Day Parade.Continue reading
Harlem’s Alberto Geddis “Alpo” Martinez, The Legendary Businessman 1964 – (Video)
Alberto Geddis "Alpo" Martinez, born June 8, 1966, Puerto Rican American former drug dealer who rose to prominence alongside Azie Faison and Rich Porter in the mid-1980s in Harlem during the War on Drugs.Continue reading