Yesterday, the heat and crowds couldn't keep an estimated 2 million people from celebrating their heritage with the 51st Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade. As one 23-year-old woman told the Sun, "We're all from the island anyways. It's this hot in Puerto Rico, so I come no matter what. Everyone is proud of where we come from." Another spectator who traveled from Massachusetts told the Daily News, "It makes you feel like you're at home......

Yesterday's Israel Day Parade along Fifth Avenue attracted thousands of people during this 60th anniversary of Israel's founding. One parade watcher told the AP, "It's important to show our solidarity with the only Democratic state in the Mideast." Mayor Bloomberg, NY Governor David Paterson and NJ Governor Jon Corzine were at the head of the parade, which included floats, performers, and students from yeshivas and Jewish day schools. Cheers of "We've come along way!" were......