Grand Army Plaza: An interesting foot note to this parade route is the Grand Army traffic circle. Whose name sake the Grand Army of the Republic Monument, a tribute to the American civil war union forces.
I find a  bit of celebration in  this 80 wide by 80 feet high monument sitting in the middle of this circle.

It is dedicated to men and women of all races and creed who took up arms against their southern brothers.
They died for the ideal of a perfect union. A fitting end to a parade of pride by a people of African heritage, from a different shore.

      West Indian Day Parade:  It's Labor Day in Brooklyn, time again for New Yorkers and  folks who come
from all points: England, Canada and across America. Converging on Brooklyn, New York for this grass-
root of Caribbean parades.