The NYPD announced new measures Tuesday to prevent a repeat of the deadly violence that erupted in the pre-dawn hours before last year's West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn. NY1 Criminal Justice reporter Dean Meminger has the story.

The celebration of J'ouvert on the eve of the annual West Indian American Day parade in Brooklyn is supposed to be full of fun and music.

But last year the sounds of gunfire blasted through the streets — Carey Gabay, a top adviser to Governor Cuomo, was shot dead.

"Mr. Gabay's killing was a high profile killing, it was newsworthiness to those outside of the community but there were those of us in the community that understand that every mother has a Gabay and every mother feels the pain when they lose their child," said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.

Hoping to reduce violence during this year's J'ouvert celebrations, more than 2,000 cops will be stationed in central Brooklyn.

"We are going to double the size of the uniformed detail," said NYPD Chief of Department James O'Neill. "We are going to increase the number of light towers. Last year we used about 40 of them, this year we will probably use 200."

Police say Gabay was killed when he got caught in the crossfire between rival gangs engaged in a turf war. Although the shooting had nothing to do with the official J'ouvert celebration, the sponsor of the event this year had to receive a city permit.

As people celebrate J'ouvert along the official route there will be countless other parties and events going on that cops will be patrolling.

"There's the backyard parties, there's the bars, the clubs there's just a tremendous amount of people on the streets that night well off the route," said Steven Powers, Commanding Officer of Patrol Borough Brooklyn South.

"The J'ouvert mindset is very similar to a New Year's eve mindset where anything goes," Powers continued. "I'm going pass the normal limit of my partying experience."

Cops say they will do lots of community outreach over the next several weeks to talk about how to make the celebration safer, and maybe knock on the doors of those with a criminal history.

"Gang members, parole, probation — Hey how are you doing? We are here, we know you are here, just a reminder there is a shared responsibility here," said Commissioner Bill Bratton.

"J'ouvert city international and our neighboring organizations, the community boards, we are all working together to say put the guns down," said Yvette Rennie, J'ouvert City International .