The NYPD said it will use drones for the Labor Day weekend as the annual West Indian Day Parade is held in a move that harkens back to post-9/11 surveillance tactics.

The West Indian Day parade is in full swing in New York City.

Carey W. Gabay, an aide for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was an apparent bystander caught in a shootout between warring gang factions in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

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Violence erupted early Monday ahead of New York City’s West Indian Parade, claiming the life of a 24-year-old male and critically injuring a lawyer appointed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s staff. Carey Gabay, 43, was shot in the head by a random bullet at about 3:40 a.m. Monday. The staffer was walking with his brother near […]

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The spirit of Jah was in the air Monday, as the annual West Indian Day Parade made its way through Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway. SEE ALSO: Long Grove Heritage Days But even before arriving, you could feel the Caribbean love from people on the Brooklyn-bound A train in South Richmond Hill, a neighborhood known for its […]