Shabnaj Chowdhury

Bensonhurst

Five Years Later, ‘Sandy Claus’ Is the Gift That Keeps on Giving

Michael Sciaraffo in his Bensonhurst living room.BENSONHURST – The sight of Michael Sciaraffo’s living room is every child’s dream come true. From Barbie dolls and action figures to sports items and art supplies, hundreds of toys are stacked up in what has become Brooklyn’s version of the

Bensonhurst

Ahmadi Muslims Find Peace in Brooklyn, But Still Struggle for Acceptance

Worshipers stand outside the entrance of the Bait-ul-Tahir mosqueThe awning of Bait-ul-Tahir mosque in Bensonhurst reads “Love for all, hatred for none.” These are fitting words to live by for the Ahmadiyya Muslim community – a minority group of approximately 3,000 of the hundreds of thousands of Muslims living in