A traditional sign of the end of summer in New York, is the West Indian Labor Day Parade. This annual parade is a sea of vibrant colors of costumes, that can leave very little to the imagination for all the skin that can be on display, but here in the states its very tame in comparison to the many other places that celebrate carnival.
There is a strong injection of reggae,calypso and soca music that fills the streets several nights before the actual parade. There's even a kiddie "mas" parade two days before, that's a parade for children dressed up in vibrant costumes similar to the adults.
Eastern Parkway, in Brooklyn is normally crowded but the parade brings thousand of people to enjoy the music, costumes and the variety of foods and drinks that are traditionally from the West Indies.
It's a good time to be had by all!
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