By COLlive reporter
The West Indian-American Day Parade, that crosses through the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn each Labor Day, was meant to be a celebration of culture and music.
Organizers even decided to add a memorial element to the Caribbean celebration with a gospel concert dedicated to Leiby Kletzky OBM, the Boro Park Jewish boy who was killed this summer.
“We’re a community that should be together, united and peaceful,” Yolanda Lezama-Clark, president of carnival’s association, told the NY Daily News. “We saw that there was so much violence and we wanted to reach out that olive branch.”
But the day, the had Jewish residents of Crown Heights stuck in their homes, has not been all peaceful.
Two people were struck by bullets at about 3 p.m. on the Brooklyn parade route, Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, police said. Their injuries weren’t believed to be life-threatening.
Earlier, a spectator pulled out a gun, fired a shot into the air and fled in a livery cab, but he was intercepted by police, who arrested him.
New York’s mayor, governor, police commissioner and other elected officials showed up to start the day.
The Associated Press reported, “High-spirited spectators behind police barricades joined in with impromptu dancing as music pounded from massive loudspeakers aboard floats rumbling through the neighborhood, which also is home to the world headquarters of the Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish community.”
hey.. watch what ur saying..! 🙂
They didn’t hold memorials when Jews were killed r”l by non-Jews. This is their way of publicizing something they enjoyed hearing about. I know this from my avidly curious neighbors, business contacts, and the general state of the world today. Take it it in stride but no need to keep publicly thanking them.
Your a talented girl! Good for you for doing what you love!
actually this year was the quietest parade there has ever been.
to #2 thats kinda funny but also ridiculous its JUST a parade.
Good to see you learning hard
They are Hip-Hop artists and activists, look them up on youtube at ‘Hassidic Freestyle,’
Crown Heights was a war zone today. I hope I am never in town for this parade again.
This photographer has an exceptional eye, and the ability to capture the subject with a vivid clarity.. Truly professional quality. that should be purchased by a major media outlet.
This young lady has found her unique talent. If only we could all find our own spiritual talent this Rosh Hashanah, focus on it sharply and capture it for life.
maybe check the flags instead of assuming ignorance
those chasidim are shyne’s boys from yerushalayim, too bad he couldnt make it
GOOO BLUMES!!!
go blumes!! ur awesome!!!!!
im glad the parade was not on empire this yar
maybe its time to stop this whole labor day holiday then at least we might have gone down in crime by the end of the year
Very nice pictures. I like the way they are all very tznius.
One thing that I saw today that I would love to see in a picture is of a man I saw today holding his glasses as he walked in an apparent attempt to minimize him seeing the scantly clad people on his way to shul. I was very impressed.
funniest part of the tower of bracelets…. Canada… what the flip are they doin there?
On a more serious note….
Everyone has what to say about the Labor Day parade… we know this… Its just tragic that these days in other communities, and our own have to be overshadowed by negativity, darkness, and the general golus we live in… Moshiach NOW.