""There is nothing like Carnival," Adams said. "We're excited about the music, the energy, the fashion, and fun that is associated with it. And this community knows how to throw on a great party, and we want to make sure that everyone can enjoy it in a very safe way." "This will be the largest police deployment of the year, even bigger than our deployments for New Year's Eve in Times Square, even bigger than our deployments for July 4," Tisch noted."
"Spectator access to J'Ouvert, the pre-dawn celebration marking the start of Carnival, will begin at 2 a.m. - four hours before the event kicks off at 6 a.m. Tisch announced that there will be 13 security checkpoints along Empire Boulevard and Nostrand Avenue, where all spectators will be screened with handheld metal detectors by NYPD personnel before entering the viewing areas. Street closures in the area will begin at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, and will remain in effect until 11 a.m. on Monday."
Thousands of NYPD officers will deploy extensive security measures for J'Ouvert and the West Indian American Day Parade to ensure safe, secure, and peaceful celebrations. No known specific, credible threats currently exist to either event. Spectator access to J'Ouvert begins at 2 a.m., four hours before the 6 a.m. start, with 13 security checkpoints along Empire Boulevard and Nostrand Avenue using handheld metal detectors. Street closures begin 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 31 and remain until 11 a.m. Monday, including closures on Flatbush, Empire, and Nostrand. The West Indian American Day Parade kicks off at 11 a.m. at Rochester Avenue and Eastern Parkway with Emergency Services support.
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