The West Indian Day Parade and J’Ouvert are returning to Brooklyn on Monday — and a handful of streets will be closed to traffic to make way for the festivities. 

The city’s official J’Ouvert festival will kick off at Grand Army Plaza at 6 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 5 and end at 11 a.m., the NYPD said in a press release. 

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The department will cordon off the following streets starting at 11 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, it said in the release: 

  • Flatbush Avenue from Grand Army Plaza to Empire Boulevard
  • Empire Boulevard from Flatbush Avenue to Nostrand Avenue
  • Nostrand Avenue from Empire Boulevard to Rutland Road

The West Indian Day Parade, which is set to be the first full-scale parade since 2019, will start at 11 a.m. and run along Eastern Parkway, beginning at Ralph Avenue, according to the release. 

(NY1/Dean Meminger)

Two sets of street closures will take place ahead of and during the parade, the NYPD said: 

6 a.m. 

  • Rockaway Parkway from Winthrop Street to Buffalo Avenue
  • Buffalo Avenue from East New York Avenue to Lincoln Place
  • East New York Avenue from East 94th Street to Ralph Avenue
  • Portal Street from East New York Avenue to Eastern Parkway
  • Rochester Avenue from East New York Avenue to Lincoln Place
  • Union Street from Ralph Avenue to Portal Street
  • Eastern Parkway from Ralph Avenue to Utica Avenue

10:30 a.m. 

  • No southbound traffic entering from Atlantic Avenue onto Eastern Parkway 
  • All northbound streets closed from Empire Boulevard towards Eastern Parkway
  • Eastern Parkway closed to all traffic from Utica Avenue to Grand Army Plaza
  • No southbound traffic on Flatbush Avenue from Grand Army Plaza to Empire Boulevard
  • No northbound traffic on Flatbush Avenue from Church Avenue to Grand Army Plaza
  • No southbound traffic on Ocean Avenue from Empire Boulevard to Parkside Avenue
  • No northbound traffic on Ocean Avenue from Parkside Avenue to Empire Boulevard

The NYPD will be screening bags and containers for weapons at the following J’Ouvert entry points: 

  • Grand Army Plaza
  • Empire Boulevard and Flatbush Avenue 
  • The north and south sides of Empire Boulevard and Washington Avenue
  • The north side of Empire Boulevard and Franklin Avenue
  • The south side of Empire Boulevard and Bedford Avenue
  • The north and south sides of Empire Boulevard and Rogers Avenue
  • The north and east sides of Empire Boulevard and Nostrand Avenue
  • The east and west sides of Nostrand Avenue and Sterling Street
  • The east and west sides of Nostrand Avenue and Lefferts Avenue
  • The east and west sides of Nostrand Avenue and Lincoln Road
  • The east and west sides of Nostrand Avenue and Maple Street
  • The east and west sides of Nostrand Avenue and Midwood Street
  • The east, west and south sides of Nostrand Avenue and Rutland Road

Large backpacks and alcohol will not be allowed into the area, the NYPD noted.