West Indian Day Parade

West Indian Day Parade Marches Through Brooklyn

An estimated crowd of three million lined Eastern Parkway for the annual West Indian Day Parade Sunday. Two people were killed and two wounded amid violence during the event.

2012/09/03

Christine Quinn (file / credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Quinn Named Grand Marshal Of Brooklyn West Indian Parade

The parade is known for its lively atmosphere complete with floats and dancers. Quinn said she is honored.

2012/08/23

West Indian American Day Parade (credit: CBS 2)

Kelly: NYPD Cops’ Facebook Rant On West Indian Day Parade ‘Unacceptable’

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says internal affairs now believes at least 20 offensive Facebook comments about the city’s annual West Indian Day Parade could have been made by NYPD officers.

2011/12/07

West Indian Day Parade 2011 (file/credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Public Defenders: NYPD Officers Slammed West Indian Day Parade In Facebook Posts

A social media scandal has hit the NYPD. Internal Affairs is looking into whether police officers posted ugly comments on Facebook about New York’s West Indian community.

2011/12/06

Family Of Innocent Bystander Killed In Crown Heights Shooting Crossfire Plans To Sue City

Police say Denise Gay, 56, was caught in the crossfire between Leroy Webster and Randy Johnson. Gay was sitting on a stoop talking with her 20-year-old daughter when she was hit.

2011/10/07

Police Commissioner Kelly Downplays Officers’ Dirty Dancing At West Indian Day Parade

The video depicts scantily clad women who were participating in the colorful parade approaching the officers and dancing with them. Kelly said it’s not unusual for officers patrolling the parade route to get pulled into the rowdy spirit of the celebration.

2011/09/13

Video Shows Uniformed NYPD Officers Dirty Dancing At West Indian Day Parade

It looks as though some of the scantily-clad participants of the colorful West Indian Day Parade weren’t the only ones to get their groove on.

2011/09/12

Kirsten John Foy (L) and Jumaane Williams (credit: Stan Brooks/1010 WINS)

Councilman Jumaane Williams Says He Was Detained By NYPD Because Of Race

A day after the confrontation with police at the West Indian Day Parade, New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams believes he was detained because he is a “35-year-old black man with dreadlocks.”

2011/09/06

Innocent Bystander Killed By Crossfire In Crown Heights Shooting

Police say Denise Gay, 56, was caught in the crossfire between Leroy Webster and Randy Johnson.

2011/09/06

Shootings, Confrontation Mar Celebrations At West Indian Day Parade

The annual Labor Day parade celebrating the culture of the Caribbean islands is one of the city’s largest and most colorful, featuring dancers wearing enormous feathered costumes.

2011/09/05

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