News: J'Ouvert Parade 2017

Parade participants go through NYPD check point as they arrive at the annual J'Ouvert Parade held in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Monday September 4, 2017. The pre-dawn festival of J’Ouvert that translates to {quote}day break{quote} is celebrated by people of West Indian decent to mark the start of the Caribbean carnival celebrations. (Anthony DelMundo/New York Daily News)
J'Ouvert Parade 2017

Parade participants go through NYPD check point as they arrive at the annual J'Ouvert Parade held in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Monday September 4, 2017. The pre-dawn festival of J’Ouvert that translates to "day break" is celebrated by people of West Indian decent to mark the start of the Caribbean carnival celebrations. (Anthony DelMundo/New York Daily News)