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Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday, Labor Day, headlined the pre-Caribbean parade breakfast at the Lincoln Terrace Court, at the beginning of the massive parade, on Buffalo Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
The governor and mayor were among a virtual Who’s Who in New York politics at the VIP breakfast and grand parade, seeking photo opportunities and pressing the flesh of spectators along the route.
In the 59-year-long history of the Brooklyn-based West Indian American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA)-organized parade, a plethora of politicians, prospective politicians, and organizations have used the opportunity to seek re-election and election, and promote their businesses…