West Indian “Labor Day” Parade 2025 Will Shut Down Brooklyn Streets – Here Are The Street Closures

Street closures for the festivities will begin Sunday and last through Monday, at the discretion of police, the New York City Department of Transportation said.

The parade steps off at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 1. It’s held each year on Labor Day after the pre-dawn celebration known as J’Ouvert.

The parade usually lasts several hours before wrapping up around 6 p.m.

The following closures will be in effect:

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