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Summer Guide: West Indian Day parade on tap
Brooklyn's West Indian Day parade is the city's colorful summer finale. Click here to get the lowdown on the parade, plus more on where to go and what to do in the city.

Caribbean Day Parade takes over Brooklyn
Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in Brooklyn Monday for the West Indian American Day Parade, a boisterous celebration of Caribbean culture featuring reggae beats, miles of food stalls and costumes with a 20-foot wing span. The annual parade takes place on Labor Day but is modeled on traditional pre-Lenten Carnival festivities. Spectators waved the flags of a dozen nations as they waited for the parade to move slowly down Eastern Parkway from Crown Heights to Grand Army Plaza. Gregory Jules

Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., USN (ret.) Named Grand Marshal of 64th Annual Columbus Day Parade
Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Commanded 1.1 million service members at US Joint Forces Command Parade to be Held on October 13 on Fifth Ave. in New York NEW YORK, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Louis Tallarini, president of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, announced today that Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., US Navy (ret.), former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be Grand Marshal of the 20

Mayday Parade Talk Warped Tour, Bigfoot & What's Next
Synthesis Magazine caught up with Mayday Parade during Warped Tour recently, where the guys have talked about their growth as a band in the past year, being prepared to head home as the tour wrapped up, their favorite moments of the tour, getting tir

Thompson: Bloomberg Should 'Clarify' His Position on Term Limits
Here’s video of Comptroller and mayoral candidate Bill Thompson answering questions from reporters at the Labor Day parade, where he expressed support for extending term limits so that members of the City Council could serve for three terms, instead of two--a hot topic of conversation among New York politicians these days. That change should be put before the voters, Thompson said. He goes on to say Michael Bloomberg needs to “clarify” his position on the topic. (He's not the only one that feels tha

Rangel, Dinkins and the Never-Ending Parade
Charlie Rangel and David Dinkins perched on the back of a white convertible to ride the length of yesterday's African-American Day Parade on Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard in Harlem. After the parade, when I walked over to Lenox Avenue to catch a ride to City Hall, there they were, still riding on the back of the car in the Sunday afternoon traffic, waving to onlookers and ignoring a scattered honks from other motorists. I'm not sure about the rules on this kind of ride, but two police officers in an unma

More on All the Sunday Night Harlem Shootings
After a two-day delay, the mainstream dailies are finally reporting on Harlem's violent Sunday night, which saw police helicopters, plainclothes cops and myriad squad cars flooding the neighborhood in response to shootings that left six hospitalized. The incidents occurred after the African American Day Parade. According to Cop in the Hood, "The parade ended in the afternoon. The tough kids come out at night. Between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., people were walking around with guns, shooting them in the air. And thi

Rangel Says It's Still Not Affecting Him
I asked Charlie Rangel yesterday after the African-American Day parade in Harlem about the attention he continues to get from the media about his unresolved ethics issues--and about how they've impacted him.   “Not at all. Not at all. I’ve got overwhelming support. Not one Democrat doesn’t support me. Republicans support me. I’m the top fund-raiser in the Democratic Party. If I was them, I’d be after me too,” Rangel said. I asked if the probes have impaired his ability to act constructiv

Fab Pics: The West Indian Labor Day Parade
As soon as I touched down from Atlanta, I hit up the West Indian Parade this past Monday.  It was wayyy too crazy, and there were soooo many people out there.  West Indians sure know how to party, and party they did.  People were out on Eastern Parkway allll day and all night.  If any of you ladies missed it, there was a ton of eye candy around that definitely made up for the crazy crowd.  There were also appearances by Sweet Mickey (Popular Haitian artist and Martine’s uncle) and Wyclef.  Exc

Gustav Makes Landfall, Hanna May Trouble NYC
Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna in a water vapor satellite image from NOAA. Not much happening in New York City weather today, or much of this week for that matter. A high pressure system parked upstate should keep things sunny, warm and dry through Thursday. Expect highs in the mid 80s each day. Wear plenty of sunscreen if you're going out to the West Indian American Day parade today. Next weekend we may need to concern ourselves with Tropical Storm Hanna. The climate records will show th

Paterson on Palin and the Straw-Man Media
"I think what the Republicans have done is manufacture criticism of Governor Palin and then attacked," Governor David Paterson told me before the Labor Day parade on Saturday. "In other words, creating a straw man and then knocking it down." He added, "Nobody has really questioned anything about Governor Palin and nobody has really anything against her—other than the policies that we think are just wrong for this country." Paterson also thinks there's an element o

Slide Show: 2008 West Indian Day Parade
Check out these hot pics from the 2008 West Indian Day Parade. Team Greasy was down in Brooklyn today and got some really good shots of all of the action. Click here to view. Popularity: 1% [?]Most Popular PostsRihanna’s Efforts Helps Find Bone Marrow Donor for FanFergie Lands Shoe Line Deal with Brown ShoeAshley Alexandra Dupre’s “Girls Gone Wild” Video Exposed!Who is the Girl in the Kanye West “Flashing Lights” Video?Nicole Scherzinger is HOT!Casting Call: Solange Kno

POLITICS: OBAMA & BIDEN IN MICHIGAN / Republican National Convention: Day 1 / JAPANESE PM RESIGNS
Presidential candidate Barack Obama visited Battle Creek, Michigan with his VP candidate, Joe Biden on Monday. Kellogg’s cereal, which makes its home in Battle Creek, presented them with their own special box of Frosted Flakes. Obama also attended a Labor Day Parade in Detroit on Monday. THE GOP CONVENTION STARTS OFF A television displays a weather map of Hurricane Gustav on day one of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Xcel Energy Center on September 1, 2008 in St. Paul, Minne

Lil Kim ft. Wyclef and Mavado - Caribbean Connection
Since I’m Jamaican and today is Labor Day it’s only right that the last joint I post today would be from from Lil Kim titled “Caribbean Connection” featuring Wyclef and Mavada, check it out and give us your feedback. Thats it the last post of the day I’ll be in Brooklyn at the Labor Day parade I’ll see if I can get some pics, i might be on the Hot 97 float…… Related: check the homie Nigel - Lil Kim, Wyclef & Mavado @ Hot 97 On The Reggae Tip 08 Downloa

Video: Hot 97 @ the Labor Day Parade
I’m a bad West Indian, I haven’t been to this in like 4 or 5 years. But still: West Indians > whatever nationality you are.

Events for September 20-22, 2008
Saturday 9:30 a.m. Obama supporters attend grassroots training workshop with Teamsters, City Employees Union Local 237, at 216 West 14th St. 9:30 a.m. International conference on feminism and its role in politics continues, at Columbia University's Low Library, 535 West 116th St. 10 a.m. Walk Against Rape begins at 103-23 103rd Ave. in South Ozone Park and continues to the 103rd Precinct, 168-02 91 St., Queens. 10 a.m. Matthew Modine hosts "Bicycle for a Day" celebration, Robert F. Kennedy

BWE LIVEBLOGS THE 2008 EMMYS!
7:55: Good evening! Chances are you're all riled up from the pretty hilarious Jimmy Kimmel special which just completed. Or perhaps, like me, you're still recovering from Tropic Thunder last night (better late then never, I say). Either way, you better calm the f**k down, because we've got THREE hours of television awards show coverage to get through. And away we go! 7:57: Ummmmm I just realized that Tom Bergeron will be partially hosting the show. I take back what I said before: GET F**KING PSYC

Art Parade Canceled!
Principal Rooney should've be so lucky: Ferris Bueller’s parade has officially been rained on. Tomorrow's fourth annual Deitch Project’s Art Parade — which, this year, would've attempted to re-create Ferris Bueller’s Von Steuben Day Parade (in the movie, Matthew Broderick, in a leopard-print waistcoat, sang "Danke Schoen" to an adoring crowd of thousands) — has been canceled owing to tomorrow's expected tropical storm. City rules prevent Deitch Projects from obtaining another p

Another Dazzling West Indian American Day Parade
Tens of thousands of colorfully costumed revelers partied down on Eastern Parkway from Crown Heights to Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn yesterday for the annual West Indian American Day Parade with millions of people lining the street. This year's celebration was somewhat muted by Gustav's damage to the Caribbean. Mayor Bloomberg, who led the parade with Gov. Paterson, told the revelers, "We know Mother Nature is a powerful force and there have been some deaths in the Caribbean so our prayers go to all of th

Get Ready for the West Indian American Day Parade
Tomorrow is the annual West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade, which goes from Eastern Parkway and Utica Ave. to Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn. The parade, which attracts millions of people, features floats, dancers and bands that celebrate the cultures of the Caribbean. The festivities are all day--here's a little history about the parade--and expect to see politicians there (last year, Mayor Bloomberg joked he could be considered West Indian because he spends so much time in Bermuda). Yesterday

Paterson Says No Thompson Endorsement for 2009
During an African-American Day parade in Harlem yesterday, Paterson made several references to City Comptroller Bill Thompson possibly being the next mayor of the city (as he does in the clip above). After the parade, I asked Paterson what role he might play in the primary. “I think everybody knows Bill’s a good friend of mine. Our fathers served in the State Senate together. But I think Bill Thompson is perfectly capable of winning on his own. He doesn’t need me, and the other candidates have been

Hot 97 Labor Day Parade 2008
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Clinton limits Palin criticism while campaigning
AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton marched for labor and stumped with Democrats on Saturday, but sidestepped questions about the woman who has taken her place as the nation’s most-talked-about female leader. Clinton brushed aside questions about Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin during appearances at New York City’s annual Labor Day parade and later during a stop on Staten Island. "This election is about issues, and that’s what’s going to matter to people at the end of

Team Clinton Says Obama Intimidated By Palin Factor
The harshest thing Hillary Clinton could come up with about Sarah Palin at a Sept. 6 campaign event at Wagner College on Staten Island was that there was no evidence at the convention in St. Paul to suggest Republicans would “guarantee equal pay for equal work for women.” “I heard nothing!” she said. Reporters tried to get Mrs. Clinton to talk about John McCain’s running mate at a tiny press conference after the event, but she refused even to mention Mrs. Palin’s name, saying only, “I am camp