News Americas, BROOKLYN, NY, Weds. Sept. 6, 2023: J’Ouvert in Brooklyn, NY, concluded another violence free year on September 4, 2023.The 2023 celebrations took place early in the morning at Grand Army Plaza and was a major security event for the NYPD, as the department worked to keep weapons and alcohol out of the mix with checkpoints and drones overhead. J’Ouvert originates from the French words “jour ouvert,” and pronounced “Jou- Vay,” meaning daybreak and signals the start of Carnival with historical linkage to slavery when the slaves used the event to mimic their white slave masters. See some of the more artistic participants at this year’s J’Ouvert.
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