J’Ouvert and the West Indian Day Parade bring homemade dishes, colorful costumes, steel pan music, and up to two million revelers to Crown Heights.
The Labor Day tradition sees over two million people turn out along Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, and begins early Monday morning with J'Ouvert celebrations honoring Caribbean culture.In 2015, former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s aide, Carey Gabay, was shot and killed during a gang shootout.hopes to keep it that way by ramping up security measures.
According to the department, there are thirteen entrance points to the parade equipped with bag checks and metal detectors.All the news you need to know, every day
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