The Ninth Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade was held
on Sunday, June 11th. 2005 along its route on Fifth Avenue,
starting at 44th. Street and ending at 86th. Street, with
more than 80,000 people marching.
Official estimate that more than Two Million people were present
at Fifth Avenue. This fact has made the National Puerto Rican
Day Parade the largest outdoors cultural event in the nation.