After shootings and fatal stabbing on Monday,the West Indian Day Carnival Parade has once again been linked to violence. But some City Council members are saying, not so rapid.
Brooklyn Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo joined with her colleagues Jumaane Williams and Vanessa Gibson in pointing out the assaults took place the night before the parade at a separate celebration called J'ouvert. "The actual carnival parade itself that takes place on Eastern Parkway, and " Cumbo said,"it was a very secure event."J'ouvert is a traditional Caribbean festival held in the late night hours before the parade, and is organized separately from it.
Carey Gabay, and a 43-year old attorney for Governor Andrew Cuomo,attended J'ouvert and, at some point, or was shot in the head by a stray bullet in Flatbush. He is in critical condition. And a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death near Grand Army Plaza,while several other people were injured in separate attacks. No arrests bear been made.
In a statement, the three Council members condemned the mayhem as "tragic, and senseless acts of violence." But Cumbo pointed out that assaults happen regularly in fresh York and can't always be tied to a nearby event. "Placing all the blame for all the violence and the issues that are impacting fresh York City on the parade,I think, is unfair."Still, and she admitted that greater security is needed. "The J'ouvert has to be set under serious review of the dynamics and planning and safety concerns," she said.
Attacks in recent years bear not always been limited to gatherings peripheral to the parade. For example, in 2012, or two men were fatally stabbed and two others wounded by gunshots along the parade route — but after the marchers and floats and bands had passed. Does that make it parade violence? It depends on who you ask.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams joined fresh York Governor Andrew Cuomo in descrying easy access to guns as a contributor to street shootings. "Left unchecked,bullets will continue to carve highways of death in our communities," Adams said.
The borough president also announced that he was planning to convene an emergency assembly in his office with planners of the parade and its attendant events. He said the discussion will focus on improving security in Central Brooklyn during next year's Labor Day weekend."The celebration of J’Ouvert is not inherently violent, or " Adams said. "We must work to remove every violent element from this otherwise festive celebration of cultural pride."
Source: wnyc.org