Impressions: Images From New York’s West Indian American Day Parade
Photos from the 49th annual Labor Day Parade on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Pop Style: Yaël (Haiti)
"Why is it important to participate in Carnival in Brooklyn?" "I want to preserve our culture."
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Kalique and Jaden
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Kalique and Jaden, stilt walkers from St. Vincent.
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Patricia London
"The most fun I every had was playing J'ouvert. The night before you don’t even sleep, knowing that you have free downtime coming when you can just let yourself go from all the stress."
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Barrington From Jamaica
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Barrington, a Jamaican contractor with an elaborate headpiece and a chain that represents his new lease on life.
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Cody From Grenada
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Cody, a Grenadian fifth grader who turned a flag into a cloak.
Pop Style Pon The Parkway: Godfather
Our street style series heads to Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, where we met Godfather, a Jamaican military man with a kingly approach to fashion.
Impressions: Our Best Photos From the West Indian American Day Carnival
With Labor Day weekend upon us, went into our archives and dug up our best West Indian American Day Carnival photos from Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.
Cocktail Cinema: Crown Heights, Nutcracker + J’Ouvert Star in Fat Tony’s “BKNY”
Words by Jesse Serwer—
There's nothing like the energy in Central Brooklyn (a/k/a "Real Brooklyn") at the end of the summer, in the days leading up to Labor Day and the West Indian Day Parade. That's the... Read More...
Impressions: The Styles of NYC’s West Indian Parade
Words by Jesse Serwer, Photos by Reid Van Renesse—
Photographer Reid Van Renesse—check out his excellent photo series of Ramajay Mas Band preparing for carnival—was out on Eastern Parkway on Labor Day ... Read More...
Impressions: Ramajay Mas Band at Mas Camp and Carnival
Photos by Reid Van Renesse—
The heart of the annual West Indian American Day Carnival held every Labor Day on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn are the Masquerade, or Mas, bands that take to the road to perf... Read More...
Carnival Business: West Indian American Labor Day Parade Grind
Words and Photo by Sherman Escoffery, via Billboard.Biz—
Celebrating its 45th year in existence, the annual West Indian American Day Carnival is one of the biggest festivals in North America, bringing ou... Read More...