The West Indian American Day Parade starts today at 11 a.m. It's an exuberant display of color and dancing (see last year!), as well as great music and food. And then there's the daggering. Here are details on the Brooklyn street closures, via the NYPD:

Formation:
Buffalo Avenue between Eastern Parkway and East New York Avenue Rockaway Parkway between East New York Avenue and Rutland Road Ralph Avenue between Eastern Parkway and East New York Avenue East New York Avenue between Howard Avenue and Utica Avenue

Route:
Eastern Parkway between Howard Avenue and Grand Army Plaza

Dispersal:
Flatbush Avenue between Grand Army Plaza and Caton Avenue

Miscellaneous:
Ocean Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Parkside Avenue
Butler Place between Grand Army Plaza and Sterling Place
St. John's Place between Underhill Avenue and Grand Army Plaza
Rochester Avenue between E New York Avenue and Sterling Place
Parkside Ave between Park Circle and Flatbush Avenue
Bedford Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard
Empire Boulevard between Flatbush Avenue and Nostrand Ave

Closure: Same as location

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