Announcements
A man holding the Azad Kashmir flag. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)MIDWOOD – Makki Masjid has long served as a place for activism and this afternoon was no different. After Jummah prayer, congregants and community members gathered outside the mosque to hold the Azad Kashmir flag, chant, and show their support
Announcements
Photo: BklynerLITTLE PAKISTAN – After neighborhood drama canceled it last year, the annual Pakistani Independence Day mela is back. The 2019 mela will take place on Coney Island Avenue between Avenue H and Foster Avenue on Sunday, August 18 at 12:30 p.m. Famous guests include singers Nouman Khalid, Fizza
Central Brooklyn
Photo: Ditmas Park CornerIt was a call for peace, from Coney Island Avenue to the streets of Lahore. Borough President Eric Adams, along with other elected officials and leaders of our local Pakistani community, held an interfaith candlelight vigil last night to honor the victims of Sunday’s terrorist attack
Brooklyn Mela
Photo by KensingtonBKThousands of people filled Coney Island Avenue Sunday, August 16, to celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with heaps of delicious food, music, dancing and more for the annual Brooklyn Mela [/blog/events/brooklyn-mela-will-be-celebrated-on-coney-island-avenue-this-sunday-watch-out-for-street-closures-and-bus-changes-2] . Held each year in New York City’s largest Pakistani community, the festivities centered around
COPO
Students and teachers at the Council of People’s Organization pre-school.This spring, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/147-15/transcript-mayor-de-blasio-chancellor-fari-a-designate-eid-al-fitr-eid-al-adha-official#/0] the Muslim holidays Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha were designated as official public school holidays, a move that was welcomed with open arms
510 Coney Island Avenue
Standing in a sea of mud that will soon become a 757-seat school on Coney Island Avenue, Councilman Mathieu Eugene, School Construction Authority President Lorraine Grillo and other community leaders gathered Wednesday morning to break ground on the incoming P.S./I.S. 338 [/blog/education/psis-338k-completion-pushed-back-to-2017-other-updates-on-local-schools] . “I am excited
Council of Peoples Organization
A food vendor tends to his stall during this year’s Mela, which drew thousands of people to Coney Island Avenue in August to celebrate Pakistan’s independence. Coney Island Avenue is often referred to as “Little Pakistan,” [/events/thousands-celebrate-pakistans-independence-at-brooklyn-mela] its sidewalks lined with stores promising hot Halal food and