Celebration and Dance Fill Crown Heights Streets for Return of West Indian Day Parade (Photos)

The West Indian American Day Parade came thundering back Labor Day with the resounding beat of drums and dancing in Brooklyn on Monday to celebrate Caribbean culture.

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic, the festivities returned to full capacity from Flatbush Avenue and Grand Army Plaza to Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue, closing the streets until 6 p.m. on September 5.

Attendees donned bright feathered attire, billowing skirts and other traditional clothing in celebration of the parade’s return, which saw thousands of spectators lining the streets.

Elected officials such as Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Chuck Schumer joined in the revelry, waving Caribbean flags along with Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell.

[Photos by Dean Moses]

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