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Brooklyn Mela

Thousands Of People Celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day At Brooklyn Mela On Coney Island Avenue

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

For Neighbors, Feeling Recognition & Respect After Muslim Holy Days Are Designated As School Holidays

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

Council of Peoples Organization

From Brooklyn’s ‘Little Pakistan,’ Welcoming Immigration Reform With Open Arms

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

1068 Coney Island Avenue

Store At 1068 Coney Island Avenue Now For Rent

Thanks to neighbor Chaudry Mohammad for letting us know a store at 1068 Coney Island Avenue recently became available for rent. Located in the heart of our area’s “Little Pakistan,”the space previously housed a wholesale distribution company and is settled in the midst of a variety of other

Avenue H

Thousands Celebrate Pakistan’s Independence At Brooklyn Mela

Thousands of people flocked to Coney Island Avenue Sunday to celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with food, dancing, and an appearance by Mayor Bill de Blasio – the first mayor in 20 years to attend the Brooklyn Mela festivities in New York City’s largest Pakistani community. Photo by Rob Bennett/

Ethnic Profiling

How NYPD Spying Changed Demographics And Faith In Little Pakistan

Conor Friedersdorf’s recent piece in The Atlantic [http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/03/the-horrifying-impacts-of-nypd-ethnic-profiling-on-innocent-muslim-americans/274434/] details the effects of the NYPD’s decade-long surveillance in Muslim communities. As one of Brooklyn’s most diverse areas [http://project.wnyc.org/census-maps/nyc-diversity/index.html] and the neighborhood that

Delivery

Madina Closed for Repairs

We passed by Madina [http://www.madinabrooklyn.com/] on the corner of Coney Island Ave and Beverley Road earlier, and according to the paper plate on the door, the 24-hour Pakistani/Indian restaurant is closed for repairs. We tried calling their number, but, no surprise, there was no answer. Anyone

Little Pakistan

Little Pakistan’s Response to Innocence of Muslims

Innocence of Muslims [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocence_of_Muslims], the anti-Islamic YouTube video that sparked worldwide protests last month, continues to be a catalyst for protests from Muslims around the globe [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/9607991/Muslims-protest-outside-Google-offices-over-anti-Islam-YouTube-clip.html] . In our own neighborhood, the Little Pakistan