The National Dominican Day Parade marched by means of New York Metropolis on Sunday. The route traveled up Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.
Seven-time Main League Baseball All-Star Nelson Cruz was grand marshal of the 2025 parade. Cruz was honored for his work bettering well being and schooling within the Dominican Republic by means of his nonprofit, the Boomstick23 Basis, organizers say.
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Rep. Adriano Espaillat mentioned preparations and safety measures for the parade on Friday afternoon.
“This yr, the NYPD is taking each precaution to verify the occasion stays secure, respectful and orderly from begin to end,” Tisch stated on the news conference. “The NYPD may even be out in full power Sunday evening to make sure the celebrations that observe stay peaceable.”
What time did the NYC Dominican Day Parade begin?
The forty third annual parade began forming at Sunday 8 a.m. earlier than formally stepping off at 11 a.m., an hour sooner than in earlier years.
The forecast was scorching and sunny, with highs within the higher 80s.
The theme for the parade was “Quisqueya & USA: United by Tradition and Custom.”
Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and dozens of different state and metropolis officers attended.
Map of the 2025 NYC Dominican Day Parade route
CBS Information New York 
Floats, marchers and different members began at Sixth Avenue and thirty sixth Avenue in Midtown, earlier than heading north on Sixth Avenue to fifty fifth Avenue.
The parade route traveled roughly 20 blocks, passing Bryant Park and Rockefeller Middle alongside the best way.
Extra info on the parade will be discovered at natddp.org.
Avenue closures for NYC Dominican Day Parade
The New York Metropolis Division of Transportation introduced the next avenue closures for the parade:
Formation:
- Sixth Avenue between thirty seventh Avenue and thirty eighth Avenue
- thirty sixth Avenue between Broadway and Fifth Avenue
- thirty eighth, thirty seventh Avenue between Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue
Route:
- Sixth Avenue between thirty sixth Avenue and fifty fifth Avenue
Dispersal:
- fifty fifth Avenue between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue
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