National Puerto Rican Day Parade - Boricua Blog

East Coast Salsa: EDDIE TORRES & NADIA TORRES

2011-07-29T12:44:00.001-04:00

1st Puerto Rican Day Parade in Osceola County, Florida ::Borinqueneers Dedication::

2011-07-29T11:59:00.000-04:00

Puerto Rican Parade in Aurora, Illinois

2011-07-29T11:57:00.000-04:00

Puerto Rican Parade in Aurora, Illinois

Javier A. Solano, Legal Counsel, National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc.

2011-07-22T21:07:00.003-04:00

Javier A. Solano, Esq.
Parade Lawyer

The Law Offices of Javier A. Solano, PLLC, have represented the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc. since 2006. Mr. Solano is a native New Yorker who was born and raised in the Bronx and has spent his entire legal career practicing in the state and federal courts of New York. His family is from Cataño, Puerto Rico.

The Law Offices of Javier A. Solano, PLLC, is a premier law firm that specializes in both criminal and civil litigation, including trials and appeals in both the state and federal courts. Javier A. Solano is a former Senior Homicide Assistant District Attorney with the Kings County District Attorney's Office and is experienced in handling both a wide range of criminal prosecutions from low-level misdemeanors to serious felonies, as well as complex civil litigation cases such as medical malpractice and construction site accidents. In the course of Mr. Solano's legal career he has tried in excess of fifty cases to verdict, including twenty homicide cases. Mr. Solano has been a frequent guest commentator on "Court TV" and is fluent in Spanish.

Visit Javier Solano at www.paradelawyer.com for more information!

Cultural Queen of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade 2011 :: Francis Cruz

2011-07-20T19:07:00.003-04:00

Melissa R. Quesada, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors, National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc.

2011-07-12T02:20:00.003-04:00

Melissa R. Quesada was elected as the Vice-Chairperson to the Board of Directors of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc. in 2006. She was re-elected to the Board in 2010.

Melissa Quesada is an licensed attorney in the State of New York. Ms. Quesada focuses her practice in the areas of Real Estate, Trusts Estates, and Civil Litigation. During her career she has worked with various notable New York City firms and agencies; and has worked on cases at both state and federal levels. Her offices are located in New York City and Westchester County.

She received her Juris Doctorate from Hofstra University School of Law, and her undergraduate degree from Binghamton University.

As a result of her involvement in the Hispanic community Melissa was named as one of MillerCoors 2009 Lideres and was featured in a national print and Internet campaign. Melissa is also a former Local, National and International beauty queen having held the titles of Miss New York, Miss Latina United States, and Miss Latin America World. Melissa's involvement with the parade started in 1998 when she was named Miss Puerto Rico: queen of the parade. Since then she has actively been involved in various roles with the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc.

Madelyn Lugo, Chair of the Board of Directors, National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc.

2011-07-10T22:16:00.000-04:00

Madelyn Lugo, born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, was elected as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc. in 2006. Previously she served twelve years as Treasurer to the Board elected in 1994. Ms. Lugo is among the co-founders of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc. and has contributed to the growth of the organization for over twenty years.

Ms. Lugo also serves on the advisory board of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at Hunter College of the City University of New York. She earned a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the Catholic University of Puerto Rico.

Ms. Lugo is the Controller for South Bronx Community Management Company Inc., established in October 1973. She handles property management and real estate development of low-income housing in the South Bronx, solely, or in conjunction with other organizational entities, or through the assistance of governmental organizations. The populations include, but are not limited to, homeless, formerly homeless, and low- and moderate-income families.

National Puerto Rican Day Parade on Fifth Avenue (Before and After) #Bor...

2011-07-10T18:10:00.000-04:00

National Puerto Rican Day Parade - Official Caliente Cruise Compilation

2011-05-27T15:44:00.000-04:00

2011 National Puerto Rican Day Parade's Educational Leadership Banquet

2011-05-23T01:46:00.000-04:00

Goya Foods Historical - National Puerto Rican Day Parade TV Special

2011-05-23T01:41:00.000-04:00

Ricky Martin joined the movement for more birthdays!

2011-03-23T12:17:00.000-04:00

YERBABUENA: Behind The Roots

2011-03-14T23:58:00.000-04:00

HispanicTips » » National Puerto Rican Day Parade Gives Captain Morgan the Boot

2011-03-09T13:08:00.000-05:00

HispanicTips » » National Puerto Rican Day Parade Gives Captain Morgan the Boot

New York on the Clock: Jose Manuel, Fashion Designer

2011-03-07T14:38:00.001-05:00

Jose Manuel Burgos is the premier fashion designer associated with the annual Miss Puerto Rico-NPRP and Queen of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade.

HispanicTips » » Latina Lista: Spanish-language media needs to do its part to better assimilate

2011-03-07T12:19:00.000-05:00

HispanicTips » » Latina Lista: Spanish-language media needs to do its part to better assimilate

YEYO - "SOY BORICUA"

2011-02-28T23:37:00.000-05:00

Largest Puerto Rican Flag in the 2010 National Puerto Rican Day Parade

2011-02-09T12:35:00.000-05:00

National Puerto Rican Day Parade Float Compilation

2011-02-09T12:32:00.000-05:00

Puerto Rican Community Makeover!

2010-11-23T00:36:00.000-05:00

If you walk along 93rd Street and Columbus Avenue in Manhattan and look up...you will see many Puerto Rican Flags tied to a "cable or clothes line" crossing Columbus Avenue. It is a beautiful sight; you can tell that the flags have been waving in the wind for years as a testiment of our presence. However, many of the flags were worn beyond recognition.

Do we need a campaign to replace the Puerto Rican Flags in the neighborhood with brand new, clean Puerto Rican Flags or add the new flags to the existing flags? Would it create a surge of pride within our community or would there be significant resistance from the constantly changing demographic.

Induction of National Puerto Rican Day Parade's Board of Directors 2010

2010-11-21T23:29:00.000-05:00

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc. has inducted their Board of Directors for 2010-2014. All of the following individuals were duly sworn in by Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson in October 2010:

Madelyn Lugo - Chairperson

Melissa Quesada - Vice Chairperson

Shirley Cox - Treasurer

Trinity A. Padilla - Secretary

Luis Rivera - General Coordinator

Rafael E. Dominguez - Director of External Affairs

Elizabeth Virella - Board Member

Maria Roman - Honorary Member

Rosalinda Ortega - Honorary Member

Take a look at the ceremony below:

2010 Swearing In Ceremony of NPRDP Board of Directors

Puerto Rican Heritage Celebration 2010 at the New York Hall of Science

2010-11-21T17:36:00.000-05:00