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Our world in photos: August 20
A member of the Mississippi delegation makes her way to her seat during the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Robert Camacho arrives before the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. Photo: Brynn Anderson/AP Deli Okafor arrives before the Democratic National Convention Monday, Aug. 19, […]
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PARK SLOPE — On Saturday, Aug. 24, the Old Stone House in Washington Park, on one of the sites of the American Revolution’s Battle of Brooklyn (aka Battle of Long Island), will in joint partnership with the Society of Cincinnati of Maryland and the Michael A. Rawley American Legion Post #1636, hold a commemorative ceremony […]
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SUNSET PARK — FAMILIES ON TIGHT BUDGETS will be given backpacks and other school supplies next week, when Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Hospital host their annual back-to-school resource fair in time for the Thursday, Sept. 5, start of the NYC Public School academic year. The resource fair, taking place Wednesday, Aug. 28, will […]
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KENSINGTON — For over 30 years, the Pakistani independence day festival, which has been held in Brooklyn since its inception, attracts Pakistani-Americans from around the country with booths of authentic Pakistani cuisine, a main stage with pop artists from Pakistan, handicrafts, boutiques and children’s entertainment. The annual mela (Sanskrit for “gathering”) street fair celebrates Pakistan’s […]
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KENSINGTON — More than 10,000 residents lined the streets of Brooklyn’s “Little Pakistan” on Aug. 18 to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the independence of the South Asian country. The annual mela (Sanskrit for “gathering”) street fair celebrates Pakistan’s 1947 independence from Great Britain. For over 30 years, the festival, which has been held in […]
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