The 50th Annual African American Day Parade will take place on Sunday, September 15th from 1:00-6:00pm.
The parade will begin on 111th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd, and will head north to 136th Street. Parade goers can view the parade along the route from 116th Street to 136th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd.
The Reviewing Stand will be located on 125th Street, in front of the State Office Building. This is a ticketed area for VIP seating. Tickets available on the website.
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I’m disabled in a wheelchair and can’t attend the 50th African American Day Parade, is there any way I can get a recording of it?
The Parade website has a telephone number for you to call. It is 917-294-8107. On that site, you can email your questions. However, there is a wheelchair taxi dispatcher here in New York. You can call the dispatcher number & they will send a wheelchair accessible taxi for you, and you can call them again when you’re ready to come home. They are quick & efficient. Their # is 646-599-9999. Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd will probably not be open to traffic, but if you are dropped off at Lenox Avenue, you might be able to do 1 block crosstown? If you decide to take the taxi, you might consider getting a VIP pass for the State Office Bldg location on 125th Street. The parade runs from 112th St to 136th Street. For your information, there is an elevator at the #2/3 at Lenox Avenue & 135th Street – across the street from The Schomburg Center, at Harlem Hospital (that happens to have a really good art exhibit up right now, and they are wheelchair accessible). One way or the other, I’m sure you will enjoy the Parade.