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PAYS

A collection of 5 issues

Free COVID-19 Diagnostic & Antibody Testing On Newkirk Avenue Tonight

MIDWOOD – There will be free COVID-19 diagnostic and antibody testing inside the Pakistani American Youth Society (PAYS) headquarters on the corner of Newkirk and Coney Island Avenues between 6-8 pm tonight. Neighbor Anthony Finkel saw there was a need in the Midwood, Ditmas Park, Kensington community in terms of access

The Young Are Volunteering More As Those Over 50 Told To Stay Home

Volunteers before the coronavirus, when they were allowed to touch one another. (Photo via MAS Youth Center)BROOKLYN – As the coronavirus continues to spread, young volunteers are stepping up to do their part in helping their communities. As of 10 a.m., [/briefing-3-26-coronavirus/] the total amount of positive cases in

Lots of Shade Thrown At District 45 Candidate Forum

Candidates, organizers, and moderator Kadia Goba. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner) MIDWOOD – About 150 residents of Community District 45 came to hear what seven of eight candidates running for Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ old council member seat had to say, at a forum hosted by the Pakistani American Youth Society (PAYS)

Reckless Driving and “Suspicious People” – Build The Block Meeting In Ditmas Park

70 Precinct. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)DITMAS PARK – People from the Midwood, Fiske Terrace, Ditmas Park, and Prospect Park South communities gathered at the Pakistani American Youth Society (PAYS) office on Newkirk Avenue for the monthly “Build the Block” meeting with Sector C of the 70 Precinct. “Build the Block”

Kashif Hussain, A Pakistani Muslim Immigrant, Wants A Seat At The Table

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerDITMAS PARK – “I’m a hybrid of many things. I’m an immigrant, I’m a working class citizen, and I lived here long enough to be not only a part of the district but also to understand the dynamics of the different people here. That combination