Impressions: Our Best Photos From the West Indian American Day Carnival


Words by Jesse Serwer. Photos by Reid Van Renesse, Alex Solmssen, Simone Serwer and Yofray Ray

LargeUp has been documenting the West Indian American Day Carnival—otherwise known as the West American Day Parade, New York Carnival, Brooklyn Carnival “the Labor Day Parade” or just simply “The Parkway”— since we first launched. Over the years, our photographers have captured some classic images of this Brooklyn tradition. With Labor Day weekend now upon us, here’s a look at some of our favorite photos from the biggest

















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