Why does Puerto Rico get such a big parade? (New York: crime rate, unemployment)

[popartist]

Originally Posted by hittheroadjack

And the oldest one, of all the others.......they started coming here about 1940....

Some were here even earlier, my maternal grandmother's family came to NYC from PR quite early in the 20th century - my grandmother was born in NYC in 1921 and grew up in the Puerto Rican ghetto on the UWS where Lincoln Center is now.

[nycjowww]

Was driving around bushwick today while picking up my Dominican friend and I can safely say bushwick is still largely Puerto Rican. My Dominican friend said the area still has way more Ricans then Dominicans.

[nycjowww]

Originally Posted by Warszawa

I've been seeing so much Colombian flags since the World Cup started

I was in Astoria today and yes columbian flags all over woodside, Steinway and Astoria.

I also saw a lot of Brazil, Portuguese and Spanish flags in Astoria as well. I was at Mexibbq while Italy was playing Brittain.

[nycjowww]

Originally Posted by Relaxx

In NJ, PA, DC, and probably Connecticut and Florida too.

Didn't know many west Africans live in Ct. I was expecting you would say Philly.

I tend to forget about the Nigerians who live in DC. Lots of East Africans though Ethiopians.

[nycjowww]

Originally Posted by ShadowMassa

There's a community of Puerto Ricans in Chicago, Cleveland and Buffalo too.

Pretty much almost every state in the Midwest/northeast/east coast.

[Relaxx]

Originally Posted by nycjowww

Didn't know many west Africans live in Ct. I was expecting you would say Philly.

I tend to forget about the Nigerians who live in DC. Lots of East Africans though Ethiopians.

I did mention Pa...Im sure Philly does too.

[Relaxx]

Originally Posted by nycjowww

Was driving around bushwick today while picking up my Dominican friend and I can safely say bushwick is still largely Puerto Rican. My Dominican friend said the area still has way more Ricans then Dominicans.

Exactly what I thought.

[nycjowww]

Originally Posted by Relaxx

Exactly what I thought.

Yea PR flags everywhere. I know people still say sunset park is Mexican now but you will still see PR flags there to. I get my car maintained around there so I see it.

[bilmin]

Originally Posted by Warszawa

I got nothing against Puerto Rico, but why does it get such a massive parade? My country doesn't even have one. Peru doesn't have a parade, Ecuador has a small one, Colombia has a small one, it's like why does Puerto Rico get a special treatment? :/ I wish other countries would get equal treatment

These parades are sponsored and organized by the community associated with it. There is no special treatment here

[nycricanpapi]

Originally Posted by popartist

Some were here even earlier, my maternal grandmother's family came to NYC from PR quite early in the 20th century - my grandmother was born in NYC in 1921 and grew up in the Puerto Rican ghetto on the UWS where Lincoln Center is now.

The first group of Puerto Ricans to arrive to New York City was back in 1898 after the Spanish-American war.