Summary

IT WAS A HOT DAY FOR A PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 166603
Story Slug PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE IN HEAT (8/1/1999)
Location NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Format Pkg*
Date 08/01/1999
Archive Time 16:12
TRT 1:19
Supers New York, New York No Super Man Hilda Rodriguez, Parade Watcher Dave Melendez, Parade Watcher No Super Boy Jay Dow, Reporting
Video Description MAN SOT, PEOPLE AT THE PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE, WOMAN SOT, CU OF DOG, PEOPLE DEALING WITH HEAT, REPORTER STAND-UP, PARADE PARTICIPANTS, MAN SOT, FLOAT, LITTLE BOY SOT, WOMAN WAVING, LONG SHOT OF THE PARADE
Description IT WAS A HOT DAY FOR A PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY
Script LEAD: MANY PUERTO RICANS GATHERED TODAY IN THE BRONX TO CELEBRATE THEIR PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE DESPITE THE INCREDIBLE HEAT, MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THE PARADE FOUND WAYS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM EXHAUSTION WHILE STILL MANAGING TO HAVE A GREAT TIME SCRIPT: BRAVING 90-DEGREE TEMPERATURES IN THE HEART OF THE BRONX THOUSANDS MANNED THE GRAND CONCOURSE TODAY FOR THE BOROUGH'S OWN PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE (SOT, HILDA RODRIGUEZ) Yes, it's too hot, but what can I do I want to see my Puerto Rican Parade I am proud to be Puerto Rican RELIEF DID COME EASIER FOR SOME OFTEN IN THE FORM OF SHADE AND PLENTY OF LIQUIDS Bridge: FOR MANY PARADE WATCHERS CELEBRATING PUERTO RICAN CULTURE TAKES PRIORITY OVER THE WEATHER SO THAT MEANS DESPITE BLISTERING TEMPERATURES THE CROWD IS OUT IN FULL FORCE TOTING WATER BOTTLES, ICE CREAM, EVEN UMBRELLAS, DOING WHATEVER THEY CAN DO TO BEAT THE HEAT NAT SND AS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS THE HEAT WOULD NOT DETER THEIR CHANCE TO CELEBRATE THEIR CULTURE SOT-DAVE MELENDEZ It's really awesome it's really awesome There's so much energy everybody's excited, everybody's excited to be Puerto Rican, everybody just wants to be involved AND AS THE SOUNDS OF SALSA AND MERENGUE LIT UP THE GRAND CONCOURSE, IT BECAME CLEAR SOT-Little Boy I don't care if it was hot or not, I was just enjoying the parade MOTHER NATURE'S HEAT WAS NO LONGER A FACTOR REPORTING FROM THE BRONX, JAY DOW, NEW YORK 1
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Keywords

HEAT WAVE
HOT WEATHER
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