Puerto Ricans’ Parade Is Raucous but Peaceful
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From Times Wire Reports
Hundreds of thousands of people lined New York City’s Fifth Avenue for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, waving flags and blowing whistles and horns in a raucous display of ethnic pride.
However, the event also drew extra police presence because of a post-parade melee last year in which more than 50 women were sexually accosted in and around Central Park. This year’s parade ended with 24 arrests but few reports of violence.
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