The peace at the raucous J’Ouvert and the West Indian American Day Parade festivities will be enforced by a 2,500-cop deployment, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Friday.

“This will be the largest police deployment of the year, even bigger than our deployments for New Year’s Eve in Times Square, even bigger than our deployments for July 4,” Tisch said alongside Mayor Eric Adams.

“This must remain a celebration, not an occasion marred by guns or disorder. This weekend is meant to highlight culture, music and Caribbean pride, and it should not be overshadowed by headlines about bloodshed or chaos.” 3

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The annual twin events unfolding Monday – which begin with an early bird tradition dubbed J’Ouvert – jubilantly celebrate Caribbean culture and heritage along the streets of Brook

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