Street Closures and Schedule For the Labor Day Parade

As annual West Indian American Day Carnival, otherwise known as the Labor Day Parade, will be takin place on Monday in Crown Heights. This means street closures, traffic and large crowds this entire weekend.

The festivities are set to kick off at 11 a.m. Monday on Eastern Parkway, with street closures beginning as early as 6:00am, and will continue throughout the day from Buffalo Avenue to the Brooklyn Museum, according to organizers.

The following streets will be closed intermittently between Sunday and Monday for J’Ouvert and the West Indian Day Parade:

Grand Army Plaza (Entire Circle)
Buffalo Avenue between Eastern Parkway and East New York Avenue
Rochester Avenue between East New York Avenue and Sterling Place
Ralph Avenue between Eastern Parkway and East New York Avenue
East New York Avenue between Howard Avenue and Utica Avenue
Eastern Parkway between Howard Avenue and Grand Army Plaza
Washington Avenue between Sterling Place and Lincoln Road
Flatbush Avenue between Grand Army Plaza and Caton Avenue
Ocean Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Parkside Avenue
Butler Place between Grand Army Plaza and Sterling Place
St. Johns Place between Underhill Avenue and Grand Army Plaza
Rockaway Parkway between East New York Avenue and Rutland Road
Parkside Avenue between Park Circle and Flatbush Avenue
Bedford Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard
Empire Boulevard between Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Avenue
Nostrand Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Linden Boulevard
Lincoln Place between Eastern Parkway and East New York Avenue