May we have a moment of silence for the cancelled carnivals all over the world, and the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn? We definitely support the efforts to contain the spread of covid, but that doesn’t mean we’re going to miss the yearly celebrations. For those who don’t know, or who haven’t gotten to experience it, The Labor Day Parade is an annual celebration held on American Labor Day in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City (where our shop is also located). The main event is the West Indian Day Parade, which attracts between one and three million people! The spectators and participants watch and follow the procession on its route along Eastern Parkway.

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On July 14th 2019 we officially opened the Island Pops shop on Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn after much hard work and many delays! As we look back on the wild ride this all has been, we see more and more that this journey has always

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Khalid put together a fantastic Fathers’ Day menu for Island Pops with limited edition flavors he jokingly says are “ting for the back!” If you know what that means, you know. If you don’t understand what that means, ask him! He also LOVES the Mackeson Chocolate Brownie flavor, so the family is going to surprise him with a new milkshake recipe made just for him, using it!

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It’s June! And that means so much for us at Island Pops. First off, we’re celebrating National Caribbean-American Heritage month here in NYC so we will be boasting louder than ever about our Trini culture. Island Pops was built on our love and longing for the tastes of our home islands and we are excited to show you more

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