Ranjit sent DH a link to his West Indian Day Parade pics: “thought you might like ’em! sje and I went to the parade and totally didn’t get murdered…”
“We” didn’t get killed either! We went with Quig and Quiglet to check out the action, and tried some great chicken roti (sje was right!) and fried shrimp. Along the way we ran into Laura B, who was hanging out with a friend at a Daily Heights-recommended parade-watching site. Thanks for the recommendations, message board people.
UPDATE:
At least 10 people shot in lead-up to parade
Violence blazed across Brooklyn during the traditional night of partying leading into Monday’s West Indian Day Parade as at least 10 people were shot, including one fatally, in a seven-hour span, police sources said… Newsday article]