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Mayoral Candidates Atwitter Over Puerto Rican Day Parade

June 10, 2013 | by Chester Soria

Mayor Michael Bloomberg was among tens of thousands of New Yorkers marching in yesterday's Puerto Rican Day Parade, as were many of the candidates who hope to replace him in Januray.

Many of the mayoral hopefuls took to the Twittersphere to show their committment the Latino community.

One of the candidates left more to the imagination.

While another marched in the parade not as a candidate but as an elected figure.

And despite being one of Twitter's most infamous tweeters, at least one candidate relied on media to capture his moment.



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