Floats are being constructed and phones are a'buzzing—Sunday is the 54th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade! There are expected to be more than 80,000 people marching at the annual parade, and close to 3 million revelers lining the parade route from 44th to 86th Streets on Fifth Avenue. The event kicks off Sunday at 11 a.m.
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Get Out Your Flags For Puerto Rican Day Parade This Sunday!
International Flags to Light Up Skyline During Olympics
The Empire State Building will celebrate the Olympics by illuminating each of its sides with the colors of a different nation's flag throughout the sixteen days of the Summer Games. This will be the first time the skyscraper will have separate color schemes on each side as it will represent the 66 nations with the most athletes sent to Beijing. A typical color change at the Empire State Building takes six electricians six hours to switch out whichever of the 182 lights needs altering. Good thing there were so many electricians nearby during last night's power outage!
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