It was billed as the 'Three Kings Comes to The Bronx' at PS/MS 5 (on Jackson Avenue) the usual Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. 'Three Kings' event. Like years before PS/MS 5 was chosen since that is the school that Senator Diaz's son (now Bronx Borough President) Ruben "Rubencito' Diaz Jr. went to as a child. Assemblymen Luis Sepulveda and Marcos Crespo were also a part of the tradition as were several Taiwanese businesses and cultural organizations. So what was different about this years Three Kings event by Senator Diaz Sr.?
This year Community Board #2 District Manager Rafael Salamanca was added to the marque as a Community Leader. If Mr. Salamanca is such a community leader where was he during the past events? Don't be fooled by a puppet maker who is also a New York State Senator, this was purely a political event to further the candidacy of someone who is campaigning for the vacant 17th City Council seat. Senator Diaz Sr. in his previous event with his puppet Rafael Salamanca gave out toys for Christmas on December 15th at IS 216 (on Tiffany Street near Senator Diaz's office) with the New York State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox. Since the Bronx Democratic County Leader Assemblyman Marcos Crespo was at today's event, the New York State Republican Party Chairman's name was put in small letters at the bottom of the flyer as to make you think it was a Democratic event only. I was not able to ask Bronx Democratic County Leader Marcos Crespo how it felt to be at an event being sponsored by New York State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox, but my next question will have to be if Crespo will be supporting Donald Trump if he gets the Republican line for President. The photos below will tell the rest of the story.
Above - State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. was the first elected official to arrive, and he spoke in both English and Spanish.
Below - Senator Diaz introduces Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda who stayed for a while, but had another Three Kings event with State Senator Jeff Klein in his own assembly district.
Above and Below - Children from Rompedores de Atmosfera led by talented Ashley Rodriguez in black, performed
Above - Another group of children performed for the packed audience.
Below - Senator Diaz brought up all the Taiwanese businesses and cultural organizations representatives.
Above - Bronx Borough President Ruben 'Rubencito' Diaz Jr. says a few words to the audience as you see the Taiwanese businesses and cultural organizations representatives. holding proclamations they were given.
Below - Children are asked questions about the Three Kings by one of the Taiwanese business leaders. Both answered correctly.
Above - So called Community Leader Salamanca arrived last, and we can see just how interesting his speech was by the reaction of Bronx Democratic County Leader Marcos Crespo, and the movement of the hands of Senator Diaz.
Below - The Three Kings finally arrived after all the speeches.
Above - You can see Salamanca with a handful of gift cards to give one to each child for a correct answer to a question about the Three Kings. Or was it to buy their parents vote.
Below - Salamanca hands a card to this child.
Above and Below - It went on child after child. They were asked a question by Senator Diaz or Assemblyman Crespo, given 10 or 20 dollars if they were correct, and then receive a gift card from Bronx Community Board #2 District Manager Salamanca.
Above - Salamanca looks to see just what kind of gift card he is giving out to the children.
Below - When the event over there were some gift cards left over. I wonder what happened to them?
Above - It was then time to give out the toys to the children that were stacked on the stage,
Below - That is Senator Diaz Sr.'s candidate for mayor in 2013 Erik Salgado standing next to Salamanca. They look good together, as Salgado was crushed in the mayors race.
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