NYPD zealously watches over Caribbean Parade
By Nelson A. King
As the annual Caribbean
J’ouvert and West Indian American
Day Carnival Day Parade
celebrations in Brooklyn took
place on Labor Day Monday,
officers from the New York
Police Department (NYPD) were
omnipresent, keeping watchful
eyes on masqueraders, revelers
and onlookers.
At the same time, a few officers
could not even resist the
temptation to grind with flirtatious
revelers during the carnival
parade.
Officers, however, were ubiquitous,
ensuring that peace
was maintained in treacherous,
thunderstorm conditions.
In previous years, the festivities
were marred by violence,
prompting the NYPD to continue
increased security this year.
“J’Ouvert and the West Indian
Day Parade are special celebrations
of Caribbean culture
that we look forward to every
year in New York City,” said
Police Commissioner James
P. O’Neill in a press briefing.
“Safety is a shared responsibility,
and the continued collaboration
between the NYPD and
the community will provide a
safe and fun atmosphere for all
who plan on participating in this
year’s celebrations.”
O’Neill said security for the
2019 J’Ouvert celebration and
West Indian Day Carnival Parade
in the Crown Heights section of
Brooklyn followed closely to last
year’s successful plan, “ensuring
the safest possible environment
for attendees and participants to
enjoy the events.”
He said the formation area
and parade route was closed to
the general public on Sunday
evening, Sept. 1.
Rather than starting at 4:00
am on Labor Day Monday, the
police commissioner said the
J’Ouvert celebration began at
6:00 a.m. and continued through
11:00 am.
As with last year’s celebration,
the decision to step off
two hours later, at 6:00 a.m.,
was a “joint, strategic judgment”
made by the parade’s organizers
and permit holders — the
Brooklyn-based J’Ouvert City
International headed by Trinidadian
Yvette Renee – and the
NYPD “in an effort to reduce the
potential for violence,” according
to the Office of the Mayor of
New York.
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Police form barricades behind masqueraders and revelers on Eastern Parkway.
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Police Commissioner O’Neill
said the J’Ouvert route proceeded
south on Flatbush Avenue,
east on Empire Boulevard, and
turned south on Nostrand Avenue
to the finish area at Rutland
Road in Brooklyn.
The J’Ouvert formation area
was located on Flatbush Avenue
from Grand Army Plaza to
Empire Boulevard, O’Neill said.
He said the West Indian Day
Carnival Parade officially kicked
off at noon, after the Pre-Carnival
Breakfast at the Lincoln Terrace
Park on Buffalo Avenue in
Crown Heights, and proceeded
westbound on Eastern Parkway
from Ralph Avenue to Grand
Army Plaza.
O’Neill said NYPD staffing
was similar to last year, with
several thousand uniformed
personnel working.
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