Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 

Happy Tuesday! The hot and muggy weather continues today as the heat wave hits day two. Highs will reach the low 90s. As always, get the latest forecast at nbcnewyork.com/weather.

1. Costumes, Drums and Tight Security at West Indian Day Parade

Steel drum bands and paint-splashed, wildly costumed revelers are taking to the streets of Brooklyn Monday for one of North America's largest Caribbean Carnival celebrations.

And once again, the huge, colorful crowds drawn to the city's West Indian American Day events, which includes a daytime parade and a street party called J'Ouvert that traditionally begins before dawn, are being accompanied by legions of police officers, checkpoints and floodlights, all intended to prevent violence that has marred the party in the past.

New York's Caribbean community has held annual Carnival celebrations since the 1920s, first in Harlem and then in Brooklyn, where festivities happen on Labor Day.

Read more here.

2. Joey Chestnut Takes Buffalo Chicken Wing Eating Title

Competitive eating titan Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has downed 206 chicken wings in 12 minutes to notch a repeat win in an annual championship in Buffalo.

Geoffrey Esper of Oxford, Massachusetts, took second place by eating 194 wings. Darron Breeden of Orange, Virginia, came in third with 182.

Chestnut has won several times before, including last year, when he swallowed 220 wings.

Read more here.

3. Broadway Week Is Back in NYC

For all the musical and play-loving fans out there: Broadway Week is back. 

It's that time to enjoy two for one tickets for more than 20 Broadway shows, including many hits. 

Tickets are on sale, but hurry up because they are expected to go fast. 

Read more here.

For the latest entertainment news and things to do, tune in to New York Live, Monday through Friday at 11:30 a.m. on NBC 4 New York.