Thursday, June 23, 2016

Iftar in the City on East 10th Street


[Photo by @GMKev]

Several readers told us about this dining scene tonight on East 10th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue... we weren't aware of what this was.


[Photo by Derek Berg]

Here's the official word:

The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, Community Affairs Unit, and the New York City Commission on Human Rights are delighted to invite you to the first ever Iftar in the City, a festive dinner celebration that will bring together NYC’s diverse communities during the Islamic month of Ramadan. We’ll join Muslim New Yorkers as they break their daily fast, and will dine along a communal table stretching the length of a city block! The dinner will offer a delicious halal and vegetarian menu, and accommodations will be provided for those who are observing the sunset prayer.

The dinner was from 7:30 to 9:30.

Here's a scene with diners in place...

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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 24, 2016 at 10:28 AM

    Hello?? Separation of church and state. This is bullshit.

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  2. AnonymousJune 24, 2016 at 11:37 AM

    Uh yeah, Not sure this is a church and state issue. Are we gonna revoke the permits for the feast of San Gennaro? Or all other religious themed festivals?

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  3. cmarrtyyJune 24, 2016 at 12:06 PM

    How is this running the city, Mr. Mayor? We have real problems that are not being dealt with and you block off 2 streets for a dinner? And people wonder why the Brits voted out of the EU and we get a pig like Trump running for President. Politicians have a responsibility for the entire city not just a small portion of the population. Wake up MAyor or it'll be DeBxit!

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  4. AnonymousJune 24, 2016 at 1:17 PM

    Is there some truly obnoxious reason.why this was conducted on an otherwise vehicularly traveled street? I mean we don't have enough travel issues in the strees going on right now, let's sit down to share a meal.

    The former individual is completely correct, we require a seperation of church and state in this.union. it may be wise for the elected officials to stand up and Akr

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  5. AnonymousJune 24, 2016 at 4:14 PM

    There's random street fairs all summer throughout the EV, fail to see the difference. As well as religious-themed ones, as has been pointed out.

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  6. AnonymousJune 25, 2016 at 2:39 AM

    As a religious-themed public event produced and put on by local City government agencies (and not by a private group to which a public permit was issued, as with other street fairs that may have religious themes) it violated separation of church and state.

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  7. AnonymousJune 25, 2016 at 3:14 AM

    People...chill!
    The only thing linking this to brexit or Trump is the xenophobia and islamophobia on display with these comments.

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  8. AnonymousJune 25, 2016 at 9:30 PM

    No, you chill. Trying to slap labels on people, you should be ashamed. Religious equality is guaranteed by the First Amendment.

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