A parade dancer representing Barbados walks in the West Indian Day Parade on September 2, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Over a million people are expected to attend the 46th annual parade. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Parade participants walk in the annual West Indian Day Parade as it rains on September 2, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo walked in the parade. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
Parade-goers walk in the annual West Indian Day Parade on September 02, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The annual celebration of Caribbean culture is one of the largest of its kind and features dozens of floats and costumed participants that make their way down Flatbush Avenue. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
Parade-goers walk in the annual West Indian Day Parade on September 02, 2019, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The annual celebration of Caribbean culture is one of the largest of its kind and features dozens of floats and costumed participants that make their way down Flatbush Avenue. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
A scaled-down version of the West Indian Day Parade moves down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on September 06, 2021, in New York City. The annual parade, one of the largest in both New York City and the country, celebrates the Caribbean community and its diverse history. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
A scaled-down version of the West Indian Day Parade moves down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on September 06, 2021, in New York City. The annual parade, one of the largest in both New York City and the country, celebrates the Caribbean community and its diverse history. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
