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Early Sunday evening, mourners packed the recently named Diversity Plaza, located in the shadow of the 74th Street/ Roosevelt Avenue #7 elevated stop. The commercial center of Jackson Heights, the area’s shops offer a wide array of ethnic foods as well as overseas telephone service, testament to the vitality of the Asian and Latino immigrant communities who inhabit the neighborhood. The Pulse nightclub in Orlando was having its weekly Latin night when the attack occurred. A tearful Dromm, in a short opening statement, said simply, “I don’t want this incident to separate us. Love conquers hate.” Ali Najmi, president of…
In a bid to foster mutual understanding and harmony among people of diverse faiths, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) annually observes the World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) during the first week of February. Noting the interconnectedness of the quest for peace and harmony with the global health emergencies, such as the Ebola pandemic spreading across boundaries and with the 2030 UN agenda for Sustainable Development Goals, the theme for the 2016 WIHW was “Building Bridges across Boundaries.” To underscore the significance of the theme they invited Native American Spiritual leader, the ceremonial ritualist from the Mohawk Nation to participate…
New York City, October 10, 2014 — An 86-year-old man was tragically killed on Friday afternoon when a Coca-Cola delivery truck struck him at the intersection of Third Avenue and East 96th Street. The incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. as the elderly pedestrian, using a cane, crossed the street with the pedestrian signal in his favor. Witnesses reported that the man had been browsing items sold by vendors outside the Islamic Cultural Center of New York shortly before the accident. As he proceeded to cross the intersection, the Coca-Cola truck made a right turn, hitting him. According to onlookers, the…