Today, Muslims – locally and globally – are observing Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest days in Islam.
The holiday commemorates the story of the Prophet Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah and his willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail.
It is meant to remind Muslims of their faithfulness to Allah and each other.
May this occasion unite us as a community through love, compassion and caring for the needs of others.
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NEW YORK ––– Council Member Farah Louis (D-Brooklyn), Vice Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, issued the following statement on a drive-by shooting Monday in East Flatbush and the rising trend of gun violence in New York City.
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NEW YORK ––– Council Member Farah Louis (D-Brooklyn), Vice Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, issued the following statement on the death of New York City rapper Biz Markie.
STATEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARAH LOUIS
“I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of pioneering New York City rapper and beatmaster Biz Markie, who died Friday at the age of 57.
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Alex Taylor, Communications Director
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NEW YORK ––– Council Member Farah Louis (D-Brooklyn), Vice Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, issued the following statement denouncing Friday’s anti-Semitic attack on New York Avenue.
STATEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARAH LOUIS
“This morning my office was alerted to a disturbing anti-Semitic attack on a Jewish man who was viciously assaulted and robbed on his way to shul on New York Avenue.
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Kristia Winter, Legislative Director
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NEW YORK ––– Council Member Farah N. Louis (D-Brooklyn), Vice Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, issued the following statement after Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his home early this morning in Pèlerin, Port-au-Prince. He was 53.
STATEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARAH N.
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This weekend, the United States of America commemorates the 245th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and its founding on July 4, 1776.
Our founding principles were rooted in the belief that all men are created and endowed with certain unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Yet, contrary to this Declaration of Independence, Black and Brown people are still disenfranchised after 400 years of slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation, Juneteenth, and the Civil Rights Movement.
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Alex Taylor, Communications Director
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NEW YORK ––– Council Member Farah N. Louis, Vice Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, issued the following statement on approval of the 2022 budget.
STATEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARAH N. LOUIS
“I am proud of Speaker Corey Johnson and my colleagues in the City Council who worked tirelessly to pass a $98.7 billion budget for FY 2022.
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Alex Taylor, Communications Director
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NEW YORK ––– Council Member Farah N. Louis, Vice Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, issued the following statement after being injured in a car accident on Monday, June 28.
STATEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARAH N.
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Alex Taylor, Communications Director
ATaylor@council.nyc.gov, 718-629-2900
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NEW YORK ––– Council Member Farah N. Louis, Vice Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
STATEMENT BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARAH N.
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CONTACT:
Alex Taylor, Communications Director
ATaylor@council.nyc.gov, 718-629-2900
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NEW YORK ––– Council Member Farah N. Louis, Vice Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the recent act of vandalism at the George Floyd sculpture at Flatbush Junction.
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