Tagged With: parade
#FriFotos: White
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo ** This week’s #FriFotos theme is “white,” which is a tougher theme than you might think– it’s not so easy to take photos of white things. But we managed to come up with a photo to fit the theme; this fabulous woman was a participant in the 2010 … Continue reading
Mexican Americans Celebrate Independence Day in New York City
Text, Photos, & Video: Francisco Collazo Translation: Julie Schwietert Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] ** I saw them crossing the river with my own eyes. No one stopped them. In fact, they crossed two rivers en masse: the Hudson and the East Rivers. They came from everywhere– the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten … Continue reading
New York City’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade/Parada Irlandesa de Nueva York
Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo [vease abajo para la version en espanol] * The day was sunny and clear, perfect for the parade filing down New York’s 5th Avenue, between 44th and 86th Streets. Green was everywhere, and music and happy shouts filled the Manhattan air. The parade injected a breath of fresh air into … Continue reading
