NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (2nd L) and former Secretary of State Colin Powell (3rd L) cut the ribbon at the start of the West Indian-American Day Parade September 7, 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. More than 2 million spectators were expected to attend the largest parade in the U.S. which is a celebration of pan-Caribbean culture based on Carnival.