NYC West Indian Day Parade On Monday: What To Know

NEW YORK CITY — J’Ouvert and the 58th annual West Indian American Day Parade will be held in Brooklyn on Monday.

The parade will kick off at 10 a.m. on Utica Avenue and will wrap up around 6 p.m. Here's what you need to know about the parade and J’Ouvert.

Held for decades, the popular parade is New York City's version of the Carnival celebrations that take place throughout the Caribbean. Prior to the parade, a separate street party known as J'Ouvert has traditionally taken center stage.

J’Ouvert, which is French Creole for “dawn” or “daybreak,” usually begins at that time on Labor Day, and marks the beginning of a longer Carnival celebration.

The following streets will be closed for the parade:

• 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

For more information on the parade, you can visit the West Indian American Day Carnival Association website.