By GEORGETT ROBERTS
June 5, 2008
WHEN: Sunday, June 8
START TIME: 11 a.m.
END TIME: 7 p.m. or when the last float passes the finish line.THEME: Bringing Puerto Ricans Together
ROUTE: 44th Street north to 86th Street along Fifth Avenue.
GETTING THERE
BEST TIME TO GO: 8 a.m. to get a good view.
BEST SUBWAY ROUTES: Call MTA Hotline, (718) 330-1234.
PORTABLE TOILETS: On Fifth Ave., between 57th and 58th streets.
EMERGENCY LOCATIONS:Side streets off Fifth Avenue for ambulatory care and police activities.
*Courtesy of MTA, NYPD, DCPI
BEST VIEWING SPOTS
Metropolitan Museum of Art – Fifth Ave. at 82nd Street
On the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral – 51st St. at Fifth Avenue
Near the VIP Stand -– Fifth Ave. at 57th, 58th and 59th streets.
WHO TO LOOK FOR
GRAND MARSHAL: Dennis Rivera, union president, 1199 SEIU
CELEB SPOTTING:Frankie Negrón; Willie Chirino (International Godfather); Kat De Luna (Ambassador for the Youth); Xtreme Menudo (the new kids, not the vintage boy band); Elvis Crespo; N'Klave; Luis Salgado (Broadway's "In the Heights"); Fat Joe (Musical Godfather).
