Here’s what’s going on & how to get there
J’ouvert Parade
- When: Monday, September 4, 21017 6am-11pm
- Where: The parade starts at Grand Army Plaza and travels along Flatbush Av, then proceeds east on Empire Blvd to Nostrand Av and finishes at Linden Blvd.
Closest subways to the parade area
Grand Army Plaza | |
Prospect Park | |
Sterling St | ![]() |
Winthrop St | ![]() |
Beverly Rd | ![]() |
Note: Church Av
station will be closed from 6 AM to 8 AM.
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West Indian-American Day Parade & Carnival
- When: September 4, 2017, 10am-7pm
- Location: The parade travels along Eastern Pkwy from Buffalo Av to Grand Army Plaza, then proceeds south along Flatbush Av to Empire Blvd.
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Note:
- Trains operate on a Sunday schedule.
- No
service in Brooklyn – take
. Click here for additional details.
- Eastern Pkwy station will be closed from 12 noon to 7 PM.
- At Crown Heights-Utica Av
station, customers can exit only through Schenectady Av end and enter only at Utica Av.
- To avoid crowding at Franklin Av
, use the following stations instead:
Prospect Park | ![]() ![]() |
Grand Army Plaza | ![]() ![]() |
Nostrand Av | ![]() |
Kingston Av | ![]() |
Crown Heights-Utica Av | ![]() |
Sutter Av-Rutland Rd | ![]() |
Although subject to reroute, the following buses will take you to the parade area: B12, B14, B17, B41, B43, B44, B44 SBS, B45, B46, B46 SBS, B48, B49, B67, B69
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