Two years ago, for example, residents were alarmed about a caravan of dump trucks snaking along sleepy, windy Mianus River Road with landfill used to level a plot upon which a large house was built, just uphill from the Mianus River Gorge Preserve.
For the past week, President Donald Trump has been ranting about a caravan of migrants in Mexico making its way to the United States, and the supposed threat these people ― more than a quarter of whom are children ― pose to "our country," insinuating that the group is filled with terrorists and criminals.
About 1 45 p.m. Sunday afternoon, a caravan of luxury cars and sport utility vehicles roared into the park where hundreds of supporters had been waiting.
Defying a military-enforced curfew, Mr. Hsiky and a caravan of about 200 supporters of the deposed Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, crossed precipitous hillsides covered with coffee plantations and dense cloud forest, skirting military roadblocks by taking dirt back roads.
Numerous media reports have cited anonymous government sources saying that Trump plans to take executive action or push regulatory changes that would make it more difficult for a caravan of about 3,000 Central American migrants to seek entry to the United States if they reach the border — even if they're seeking refuge from violence or abuse.
The police closed the blocks surrounding the Midtown hotel, at 45th Street and Madison Avenue, for almost an hour until about 3 p.m., when a caravan of bomb squad vehicles sped away.
"He laid the pathway; he was just about 30 years too early," said Peter Crisitello, who owns a 1977 CitiCar and organized a caravan of about a half-dozen of them to Mr. Beaumont's home for a four-day gathering of enthusiasts in 2009.
On March 30, according to the complaint filed last week, Sgt. First Class Nadir Nassry and Trooper Joseph Ventrella escorted a caravan of about 30 high-performance vehicles along the parkway in a dangerous fashion that included speeding and sudden lane changes.
That was in part because police insisted on keeping the toll booths functioning as a caravan of about 20,000 English fans passed through, generating waits of 40 to 50 minutes at each booth as fans searched for exact change.
It was this sense of common purpose which helped take a caravan of about 50 relatives into the hills on a recent morning, guided by information from a local farmer who said the area had "smelled very bad" about a year ago.
The party, part public, part private, features music -- Beyoncé Knowles, Toby Keith and Harry Connick Jr. are among the performers -- vintage Fords and a caravan of about three dozen original Model T's that have traversed America's back roads from California to Michigan for the celebration.
