The annual Puerto Rican Day Parade is one of Manhattan’s largest, which translates to 1 million (or more) attendees – and potential traffic woes for motorists – converging on Sunday.
Musician and philanthropist Ricky Martin is this year’s grand marshal; parade honorees include singer-songwriter La India, professional golfer Chi Chi Rodríguez and former MLB player and coach Edgar Martínez.
The parade also will pay posthumous tribute to transgender activist Sylvia Rivera, a leader of the Stonewall uprising, which helped launch the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement.
They’ll be making their way down Fifth Avenue starting at 11:30 a.m., so take note of the following street closures – in effect from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday – related to the festivities.
Parade route
Fifth Avenue between 42nd and 79th streets
Formation
44th to 48th streets, between Madison and Sixth avenues
Dispersal
Fifth Avenue between 79th and 86th streets
79th to 83rd streets, between Fifth and Park avenues
84th and 85th streets, between Fifth and Madison avenues
Miscellaneous
43rd Street between Sixth and Madison avenues
Madison Avenue between East 43rd and East 86th streets
Sixth Avenue between West 44th and West 49th streets
51st Street between Rockefeller Plaza and Fifth Avenue
58th Street between Grand Army Plaza and Fifth Avenue
64th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues
69th Street between Fifth and Park avenues
74th Street between Fifth and Madison avenues
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