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BP MARKOWITZ, DEPUTY BP GRAHAM CELEBRATE CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN PRIDE AT WEST INDIAN AMERICAN DAY PARADE
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Photos by Kathryn Kirk
In photo 1 (left to right): Senator John Sampson; Governor David Paterson; NYPD Chief Joseph Esposito; Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Yolanda Lezama-Clark, president, West Indian American Day Carnival Association; BP Markowitz; Colin Powell; Congresswoman Yvette Clarke; Mark Cornell, president, Moet Hennessy
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In photo 2: BP Markowitz, joined by “The King of Calypso” Mighty Sparrow (left) and Thomas DiNapoli, New York State comptroller (right) greet spectators along parade route |
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In photo 3 (left to right): “The King of Calypso” Mighty Sparrow; Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham; BP Markowitz; Thomas DiNapoli, New York State comptroller |
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In photo 4:BP Markowitz and “The King of Calypso” Mighty Sparrow |
On Monday, September 7, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz—“a proud Trini from Tunapuna”— and Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham joined Governor David Paterson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Secretary of State and parade grand marshal Colin Powell, elected officials and thousands of revelers at the 42nd Annual West Indian American Day Parade. Joining BP Markowitz and Deputy BP Graham on a float were “The King of Calypso” Mighty Sparrow and Thomas DiNapoli, New York State comptroller.
The parade traveled through the heart of Brooklyn’s Caribbean American community along Eastern Parkway, and featured the booming music, steel drums, flashy costumes, spicy food and lively atmosphere that are the trademark of the annual carnival.
Brooklyn is proud to be the “Caribbean American Capital of America.” |
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