Waving blue and red flags, thousands of people gather along 5th avenue in New York to celebrate the National Puerto Rican Day parade to celebrate the culture, art and music of Puerto Rico. "I want to support my people of Puerto Rico as always," says Luz Robles who moved from Puerto Rico to New York after hurricane Maria hit her island. "Honestly, there is nothing like being Puerto Rican, the passion we put into everything, the love we put into everything, you can see it in the people, our music, our food," says Dereck Caraballo, a participant at the festival. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES