West Indian Day Parade

Punishing Cops for Hate Speech

Bennett L. Gershman | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Hate Speech, Facebook, Police, Free Speech, West Indian Day Parade, Nypd Facebook Probe, Nypd Scandals, Brooklyn Police Racist Remarks, Nypd West Indian Day Parade, Nypd-Facebook, Crime News
Bennett L. Gershman

Does the First Amendment protect a police officer who makes racist, anti-Semitic or homophobic remarks? Does it matter if the remarks are made in the officer's private capacity as an ordinary citizen?

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Do NYPD Cops Have To Live In NYC?

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Video, Nypd Facebook, Nypd, Ray Kelly, No More West Indian Day Detail, West Indian Day Parade, Nyclu, Ny News, Nypd Scandals, Hakeem Jeffries, New York News, City Residency Legislation, Copland, New York News

A local lawmaker is pushing a bill that would require NYPD officers to live primarily within the five boroughs in an attempt to curb racist misconduct...

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NYPD Facebook Probe Raises Free Speech Question

AP | By COLLEEN LONG | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Nypd Scandals, Nypd, Facebook, Ray Kelly, West Indian Day Parade, Ny News, New York News

NEW YORK -- The Facebook group was titled "No More West Indian Day Detail," referring to police patrol for a raucous annual Brooklyn parade. Sprinkle...

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Councilman Requests Beer Summit With Bloomberg, Kelly Over NYPD Conduct

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Kirsten Jon Foy, Nypd, Mayor Bloomberg, Ray Kelly, West Indian Day Parade, Ny News, Nypd Scandals, Beer Summit, Stop and Frisk, Jumaane Williams, New York News, New York News

When in doubt, drink it out. City Councilman Jumaane Williams and Kirsten Jon Foy, an aide to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, have sent letters to...

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The West Indian Day Parade: An Island Woman's Perspective

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Caribbean Americans, Caribbean Americans Brooklyn, Caribbean Immigrants, Caribbean Immigrants Brooklyn, Cultural Diversity, Diversity Training, New York Police Department, Multicultural, Multiculturalism, Sensitivity Training, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indian, West Indian Parade, West Indian Day Parade, West Indian American American Day Parade, Brooklyn Defenders Service, Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs, Moia, New York News
Arlene M. Roberts

I am stunned by the disparity in perception on the part of some New York City police officers and the reality of my experiences at the West Indian Day Parade.

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Ray Kelly Comments On Racist NYPD Facebook Group

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 12.07.2011

Read More: Paul Browne, Nypd, Ray Kelly, Bill De Blasio, West Indian Day Parade, Ny News, Nypd Scandals, New York News, Letitia James, Marty Markowitz, Scott Stringer, New York News

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly broke his silence Tuesday regarding 70 pages-worth of racially charged comments by NYPD officers from the Facebook group...

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NYPD Group Calls Caribbean Paradegoers 'Animals', 'Savages'

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 12.06.2011

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The "No More West Indian Day Parade Detail" Facebook group for NYPD officers has vanished, but over 70 pages worth of racist, violent comments directe...

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Police Who Detained Councilman To Be Disciplined

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Nypd Scandals, Jumaane Williams, Nypd, West Indian Day Parade, Cops, New York News

The New York Police Department has disciplined three officers who may have racially profiled, then detained a member of city council and another city ...

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Bloomberg, Kelly Don't Really Care About Dirty Dancing Cops

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Dancing Cops Nypd, West Indian Day Parade Cops, Video, Nypd, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Ray Kelly, Ny News, West Indian Day Parade, Police Commisioner Raymond Kelly, New York News, Nypd Scandals, New York News

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly aren't too concerned over a viral video of New York cops dancing dirty with some scantily cl...

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WATCH: Bloomberg Suggests Beer Summit To Ease Race Relations

Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Kirsten Jon Foy, Nypd, Ny News, West Indian Day Parade, Michael Bloomberg, Stop and Frisk, Jumaane Williams, New York News, Racial Profiling, Video, New York News

Mayor Bloomberg suggested that a black city councilman and a top city aide, also black, get a beer with the police officers who threw them to the grou...

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After Bloodshed, Some In NYC Question West Indian Day Parade

AP | By KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 11.07.2011

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NEW YORK -- Some city residents wondered Tuesday if it's time to pull the plug on the gaudy West Indian Day parade, scarred by violence repeatedly in ...

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WATCH: Councilman Denounces NYPD For Detaining Him During Parade

Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Nypd, Ray Kelly, Bill De Blasio, West Indian Day Parade, Michael Bloomberg, Ny News, Jumaane Williams, New York News, Kirsten John Foy, New York News

A city councilmember and a city aide who were detained by the NYPD during Monday's West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn say the incident never would hav...

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67 People Were Shot In NYC This Weekend [UPDATE]

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Video, Crown Heights, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Nypd, New York Crime, Ny News, West Indian Day Parade, New York News, Labor Day Weekend, New York News

A violent Labor Day weekend in New York City, in which a total of 48 67 people were shot, [UPDATE: The NYPD now confirms 67 people were shot in violen...

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PHOTOS: West Indian Day Parade Marred By Violence

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2011

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NEW YORK (AP) — A shooting a few blocks off the route of the annual West Indian Day Parade on Monday night left a police officer wounded and a perso...

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Parading Through The Summer: A Look At 2011's Carnivals And Bacchanals

Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: West Indian Parade, Bv-Life, West Indian Day Parade, Carribean Carnivals, Notting Hill Festival, Caribana, Labor Day Parade, Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade, Black Voices News

The West Indian Day Parade, an annual Labor Day tradition in New York City, brings millions of people out in Brooklyn to play mas and to revel. The b...

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West Indian Day Parade

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carnival, Cultures, Barbados, Parade, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean, West Indian Day Parade, New York News
David R. Jones, Esq.

The parade has become a cultural touchstone for people from the Caribbean and many others. It reflects some of the deepest needs of people to feel collective joy.

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Powell Endorses Bloomberg

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Thompson, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Caribbean Culture New York, Colin Powell, Caribbean Parade, New York Caribbeans, David Paterson, West Indian Day Parade, West Indies Parade, Brooklyn Caribbean Parade, New York Caribbean Parade, Marty Markowitz, Slidepoll, West Indian Parade Brooklyn, New York News

NEW YORK -- Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in Brooklyn to celebrate Caribbean culture Monday at the West Indian American Day Parade, as bright...

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J'Ouvert: The Pre-Dawn West Indies Parade Pre-Party (PHOTOS)

Weiner | David | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photos, Jouvert Pictures, Jouvert Photos, West Indian Day Parade, Brooklyn, Slidepoll, Matthew Rodigheri, Slideshow, Jouvert, Jouve, New York, West Indian Day Parade 2009, West Indian Parade, West Indies Parade, 2009 West Indian Day Parade, West Indian Day Parade 2009 Photos, New York News

While many New Yorkers are aware of Monday's West Indian Day Parade, most have no knowledge of the pre-dawn, pre-parade party called "J'ouvert." Th...

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