Sixth Annual Bronx Yemini American Parade Huge Success Hundreds March

Friday June 28th was the Sixth Annual Yemini-American parade in the Little Yemen section of the Bronx. The parade kicked off at White Plains Road traveling across Rhinelander Avenue passing the Bronx Muslim Center to Bronxdale Avenue. The parade then turned right on Bronxdale traveling to Morris Park Avenue. When it arrived at Morris Park Avenue the parade turned right onto Morris Park Avenue traveling to Unionport Road where it turned onto Rhinelander Avenue back to its end at White Plains Road.

The crowd of marchers was estimated to be at around two-hundred people by the Community Affairs officers of the 49th Precinct who along with help from other nearby precinct escorted the marchers through the neighborhood streets. The marchers then went into the mosque to listen to speeches and watch as local muslim leaders received awards from Councilwoman Kristy Marmorato and Assemblyman John Zaccaro. 

The sixth annual Yemini-American parade begins. The building going up in the background is the new Mosque which will be able to hold the growing Yemini-American community.

Marchers raise their Yemini-American flags as they pass the Bronx Muslim Center.

The Ass

ociation of Yemini-American Businesses marched in the parade.

Coming back across Morris Park Avenue to White Plains Road where the parade began.

Detective Kandice Hall of the 49th Precinct Community Affairs Division led the parade in the new electric police car of the 49th Precinct. 

Little Yemen community leader Yahay Obeid welcomes all to the Mosque. 

It was standing room only inside the mosque.

The singing of both the Yemen and American National Anthems.

Various community leaders received awards from Councilwoman Kristy Marmorato and Assemblyman John Zaccaro, held up by Mr. Yahay Obeid.