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West Indian American Day Parade steps off with steel bands, colorful costumes, stilt walkers
Associated Press via AOL· 9 months agoThe annual West Indian American Day Parade stepped off in New York City on Monday with brightly...
Suspect arrested in killing amid post-West Indian American Day Parade parties in Brooklyn
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a man amid post-West Indian American Day Parade parties in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, on Monday night, according to police. Sergio Codrington ...
NYPD plans heavy security for Brooklyn Caribbean parade and J’Ouvert — gun violence marred past...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlong with the reggae, soca and dancehall music that will fill Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Labor...
NYPD to deploy drones to monitor Labor Day weekend gatherings, raising civil liberties concerns
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe New York City Police Department will deploy a fleet of hi-tech drones during the Labor Day...
CARIBBEAT: ‘Caldera’ made a path for steelpan music in America
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDuring last month’s funeral service for Trinidad and Tobago-born steelpan musician Reynold Juan “Caldera” Caraballo at Brooklyn’s St. Francis of Assisi-St. Blaise Parish, longtime West Indian ...
Colorful West Indian Day parade returns to NYC streets
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe steel bands and brightly colored costumes of Caribbean Carnival came back to the streets of New...
AP Week in Pictures: North America
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSEPTEMBER 1 - 7, 2023 Health care and auto workers hold rallies on Labor Day, revelers commemorate freedom from slavery prior to the annual West Indian...
Safety and the city: NYC is seeing progress in a few key areas, but overall crime is still going...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor many years, the worst part about one of the best New York traditions has been gun violence marring J’Ouvert and the West Indian-American Day Carnival Parade, two Brooklyn Labor Day weekend ...
CARIBBEAT: NYC’s Caribbean carnivals making a comeback
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA full-fledged, in-person version of the New York Caribbean Carnival will return to Brooklyn next month after a two-year cancellation, according to the sponsoring West Indian American Day Carnival ...
CARIBBEAT: Festive lineup set for the New York Carnival’s return
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFinal preparations are underway for the 2022 edition of the creative, colorful, and musical New York Carnival — returning to Brooklyn Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1 through Sept. 5. The West Indian ...