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Crown Heights

Crown Heights is a Caribbean and Jewish residential neighborhood in central Brooklyn.

It’s the home of the New York Carnival and West Indian Day Parade, Panamanian Parade. Cultural venues include the Weeksville Heritage Center and Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

The Caribbean food is really good.


Latin Culture in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

West Indian Day Parade 2023 (Wirestock/Dreamstime)

West Indian Day Parade is the Climax of New York Carnival

Explore Caribbean culture at the climax of Caribbean Carnival.

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Continue Reading West Indian Day Parade is the Climax of New York Carnival

New York Carnival 2023 (Wirestock/Dreamtime)

New York Carnival Celebrates Freedom Trinidad Style

New York Carnival 2023 celebrates Trinidad Caribbean traditions with Voice’s Long Live Soca Tour, SocaFest, Junior Carnival, Panorama, Sunrise Day Soiree, J’Ouvert, and the West Indian Day Parade.

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Panamanian Independence Day in Panama City, Panama (Hanohiki/Adobe)

Celebrate Panamanian Independence Day!

Monday, November 28, 2022
LITTLE PANAMA
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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Panama Separation Day (Gualberto Becerra/Dreamstime)

Celebrate Panama Separation Day!

Thursday, November 3, 2022
LITTLE PANAMA
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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Panamanian Parade NYC (Roberto Galan/Dreamstime)

The Panamanian Parade NYC 2022 (Desfile Panameño) is in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Saturday, October 8, 2022
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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New York Junior Carnival Parade (Roger Mcclean/Dreamstime)

New York Junior Carnival Parade 2022

Saturday, September 3, 2022
BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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New York Carnival Steel Pan Competition (Shomugger/Adobe)

New York Carnival Steel Pan Competition 2022 is Back With A Minor Change

Saturday, September 3, 2022
BROOKLYN MUSEUM GROUNDS
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
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New York Carnival J'ouvert (Roger Mcclean/Dreamstime)

New York Carnival J’ouvert 2022 Paintopia is Going to Be Colorful, Wet and Happy

Sunday, September 4, 2022
BROOKLYN MUSEUM GROUNDS
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
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West Indian Day Parade (Jose Terrero/Dreamstime)

New York Carnival & West Indian Day Parade 2022 are Back in Brooklyn!

VIBES WITH VOICE Soca concert
Thursday, September 1, 2022

ISLAND 2 ISLAND Soca concert
Friday, September 2, 2022

JUNIOR CARNIVAL + PAN IN A MINOR
Saturday, September 3, 2022

PAINTOPIA J’OUVERT + AMNESIA Soca & Dancehall party
Sunday, September 4, 2022

WEST INDIAN DAY PARADE
Monday, September 5, 2022

BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Crown Heights, Brooklyn

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NYC J'ouvert (Andy Katz/Dreamstime)

NYC J’ouvert 2022 is Back in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

Monday, September 5, 2022
CROWN HEIGHTS
Brooklyn
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Crown Heights Archive

October 2022

The 27th Panamanian Parade NYC 2022 (Desfile Panameño) marches through Crown Heights, Brooklyn, from Bergen St down Franklin Ave, across President Street to the Panamanian Street Fair on Classon Avenue and Union Street on Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 12noon. 🇵🇦


WeeksVille was a Historic Free Black Community

Weeksville was one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America.

It was founded by African American longshoreman James Weeks in 1838 as part of an effort to establish citizenship by owning land. To be eligible to vote in those days, non-white men had to own land and pay taxes on it.

This once vibrant community slowly faded and was forgotten as the city grew. It was only rediscovered in 1968. Four homes were found on Bergen St. They are now known as the Hunterfly Road Houses.

The Weeksville Heritage Center preserves the neighborhood’s history.

[Editor: Always heard about Weeksville, but never realized it’s right in the middle of Brooklyn. There is so much history right under our feet]

Crown Heights rocks!

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