NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce describes progress made in solving previous year's killings at J'Ouvert. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio joined NYPD commissioner James O'Neill, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams & other officials in Brooklyn to announce that the pre-dawn Labor Day celebration known as J'Ouvert will take on a new form similar to New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square. These changes, which include a later start time and restricted access to the parade route, are designed to reduce the violence that has plagued recent J'Ouverts and led to some calls for its cancellation.

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NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce describes progress made in solving previous year's killings at J'Ouvert. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio joined NYPD commissioner James O'Neill, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams & other officials in Brooklyn to announce that the pre-dawn Labor Day celebration known as J'Ouvert will take on a new form similar to New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square. These changes, which include a later start time and restricted access to the parade route, are designed to reduce the violence that has plagued recent J'Ouverts and led to some calls for its cancellation. (Photo by Andy Katz/Pacific Press)

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