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Puerto Rican Day Parade 2016 held in NYC: See photos from the Fifth Avenue festivities

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  • Participants in the 59th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade dance as they march up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The parade's theme
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Participants in the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade dance as they march up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The parade's theme
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A woman on stilts entertains the crowd as she marches in the 59th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Members of the New York City Department of Sanitation Hispanic Society ride in a sanitation vehicle along Fifth Avenue during the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A giant Puerto Rican flag is unfurled during the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators lining Fifth Avenue can be seen through a Puerto Rico flag watching the 59th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert /ts
  • Spectators lining Fifth Avenue celebrate during the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A young girl uses an umbrella to shade herself as she marches in the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Construction workers march in the Puerto Rican Day Parade on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A man pushes a customized bicycle along Fifth Avenue during the 59th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Staten Island resident Iris Rosa celebrates during the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators lining Fifth Avenue celebrate during the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators lining Fifth Avenue celebrate during thePuerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Members of the New York City Department of Sanitation Hispanic Society march along Fifth Avenue during the 59th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • New York City firefighters march in the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The parade's theme -- Un Pueblo, Muchas Voces (One Nation, Many Voices) -- celebrates the creativity and diversity of thought in Puerto Rico and across the diaspora.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators lining Fifth Avenue celebrate during the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • New York City firefighters march in the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A speaker truck rides along Fifth Avenue during the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A rollerblader entertains paradegoers by doing a split in the middle of Fifth Avenue during the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A man and a young child wave the flag of Puerto Rico as the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade moves along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Spectators enjoy the festive atmosphere on Fifth Avenue during the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A participant marches in the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016. The parade's theme -- Un Pueblo, Muchas Voces (One Nation, Many Voices) -- celebrates the creativity and diversity of thought among Puerto Ricans.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A young girl marches in the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A woman on stilts entertains the crowd as she marches in the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A Puerto Rican police officer marches in the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • A dance troupe performs during the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade dance as they march up 5th Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • NYPD Sgt. Angel Ramos carries his daughter Angolina as he marches in the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Members of the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit keep watch on Fifth Avenue during the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • Members of the NYPD's Mounted Unit ride along Fifth Avenue during the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert
  • New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio marches in the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Charles Eckert

New Yorkers showed their Puerto Rican pride at the 59th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, which made its way down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on June 12, 2016.

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