Prepare to party: The countdown to Carnival has begun
Across Borough Hall Plaza, people stood transfixed.
In the background, the honky-tonk beat of steel drums could be heard, and on the steps of the august structure, garbed in elaborate, remarkably colorful costumes, a couple of dozen people stood –a living advertisement for the West Indian American Day Parade that brings upwards of two million celebrants to Brooklyn each Labor Day, flocking to Eastern Parkway for the party of the year, which this year will be held on September 2, with pre-parade events beginning on August 29.
The event – held on a muggy Thursday afternoon, July 11 — served as the official kickoff of this year’s parade, now 46 years young.