The 2015 Labor Day Parade and Jouvert Thread

Details about the event: http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/brooklyn-labor-day.htm

The events that occur behind the Brooklyn Museum are organized by the West Indian American Day Carnival Association, and are discussed here: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/46030/west-indian-carnival-association-events-2015/p1

However, the parade and Jourvert have no single entity that oversees them. The people, food vendors, floats, bands, etc all seem to have seperate entities that they (do or do not) answer to. I find that they "converge" on the area for the events, there is no leader.

This thread will discuss the phenomena. Let's hope for a fun, safe, yummy Jouvert and parade.

Preparations can already be seen around GAP and Empire Blvd.

There's a huge group getting ready for the events at this cool space near me called the Pagwah on Pacific, near the corner of Classon. For the past month or so they've had parties and the crowd seems a bit older, relaxed, no fighting, just people chilling listening to music, enjoying food, drinks and weed. 

Here's a list of the bands that claims to be current:
http://carnivalinfo.com/new-york-carnival-mas-bands/

As well as a few of their web pages:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Borokeete-International-Inc-New-York-Labor-Day-Carnival-Mas-Band/136499689696134

https://www.facebook.com/boommasband

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mas-Production-Unlimited/685518774848114

http://www.trinijunglejuice.com/tjjevents/events/?com=detail&eID=9823

https://www.facebook.com/karmacarnival

Press begins:
http://www.amny.com/news/west-indian-day-parade-brings-caribbean-carnival-to-crown-heights-1.10807837

Eating begins:

Things seem fairly quiet so far. I took Toddler Crownheightster to the Kiddie Carnival and had a blast.

The kids did appear to have a great time.

It would appear the NYPD was busy last night if the sirens and copters were any indication. Happy Labour Day weekend!

One can see how the NYPD is preparing for tomorrow on the Prospect Park loop.

There, one can see the reporting/muster area and all of the vehicles that will be assigned.

....easily 30 empty vans, waiting to be staffed.

In just a few years, the NYPD helicopters will be complimented by NYPD drones.

One can listen to how busy NYPD Special Operations is on this feed:   http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/1189/web

It's actually really quiet tonight compared to previous years. For a few years we could always hear the bands playing at the Museum.

Local police were really busy last night.   Here's the local blotter:

12:28am – Flatbush and Tilden – Robbery

1:30am – Utica and Carroll – Shots Fired

*2:04am – Grand Army Plaza and Eastern Parkway – Large Group Fighting / 1 Shot & 1 Stabbed / DOA

2:56am – Bedford and Sullivan – Disorderly Group

3:33pm – Franklin and President – Assault

*3:41am – Bedford and Sullivan – Shots Fired / 1 man shot / DOA

3:48am – Flatbush and Lincoln Pl – Police Cruiser involved in a Crash

4:07am – Albany and President – Car Crash with Injuries

4:08am – Tilden and e29th – Shotspotter detected shots fired

4:12am – Utica and Montgomery – Report of a man running with a gun

4:17am – church and e 16th – black male dropped a firearm

4:19am – Nostrand and Linden – Robbery and injuries

*4:20am – Nostrand and Martense – Male Shot

*4:25am – Bedford and Empire – Shots fired / 1 injured / suspect in custody

4:55am – Eastern Parkway and Washington – Child struck by a car

Around 10 AM, the politicians and sparkly women arrive:

Jesse Hamilton

Diana Richardson:



Note, unless noted NONE of the photos were taken by whynot_31.    Most are from the politician's facebook feeds.

https://twitter.com/no_such_zone/status/640959484312076288

Photo by Mike Smith

Cool pics.

A Facebook friend of mine, Daniel Ivy, took pictures of all of the politicians and political causes that showed up at the parade.    I am pretty sure he has the settings set to "public", but let me know if you can't see them:

https://www.facebook.com/DanielIvy/media_set?set=a.10153135481404033.1073741874.737094032&type=3