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“Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas!”
“Yo soy Boricua, pa'que tu lo sepas!”
After 15 long years of no official Puerto Rican Day Parades, Bushwick finally had its wishes granted: on Sunday, June 9, after months of planning, community partners organized and held the first annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on Knickerbocker Avenue––to much success.
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