Dr. Mejia graduated from the Univ Auto De Santo Domingo (uasd), Fac De Cien Med, Santo Domingo in 1991. He works in Bronx, NY and specializes in Internal Medicine.
Scores of fans had gathered downtown hours ahead of the parade's start, including Manuel Mejia and his 15-year-old son, Jonah. They snatched a key spot along the route by 9 a.m. and set up four folding chairs at a street corner to be able to see the start and end of the parade.