Celebrations planned across NYC in commemoration of Juneteenth

Celebrations in New York City and across the country will commemorate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 that enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas learned they were free. Johny Fernandez has more on the celebrations underway in Brooklyn. READ MORE: Check out more Eyewitness News - ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​... NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK: ​​​​​... TWITTER: ​​​​​​​​​​​... INSTAGRAM: ​​​​... NEW TIPS: Online: ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​... Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: abc7ny@ #juneteenth #nyc #brooklyn