(Partner Event) The 2nd Annual Lower East Side Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival

The 2nd Annual Lower East Side Puerto Rican Day Parade & Festival is a tribute to the Boricuas who built this neighborhood—brick by brick, beat by beat, and struggle by struggle. In the face of gentrification, which continues to erase our stories and rewrite our history, this parade stands as a bold reminder: our legacy is alive and rooted here. This celebration is for every Boricua from the Lower East Side—past, present, and future—to come together and chant: “¡We are still here!