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West Indian Day Parade Set for Labor Day on Eastern Parkway

City officials are emphasizing security following last year's shooting.

The 49th West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade, in 2016.
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A man stands on the sidewalk in Crown Heights with his back to the camera wearing a gray shirt that says VIOLENCE PREVENTION TEAM.

Overview

  • The 58th annual parade runs Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., traveling west along Eastern Parkway from Utica Avenue to Grand Army Plaza and ending near the Brooklyn Museum.
  • Street closures begin Sunday and continue through Monday at police discretion, with extensive restrictions around Eastern Parkway, Grand Army Plaza, Flatbush Avenue, Empire Boulevard and connecting corridors.
  • PIX11 will broadcast the parade live on TV, PIX11.com and PIX11+, and the event remains free to watch along the route.
  • The NYPD says this will be its largest deployment of the year, with more than a dozen security checkpoints, and J'Ouvert is scheduled from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. ahead of step-off.
  • Adult registration is closed, though float entries and King and Queen categories remain open per organizers, and several Carnival Week events such as Panorama have sold out.