On Sunday, June 25, a remarkable achievement unfolded as a street in New York City was officially dedicated to visionary leader, Baba Saheb Ambedkar. The renowned 61st Street Broadway will henceforth bear the illustrious name of this world-famous Indian luminary, thanks to the unwavering efforts of the Shri Guru Ravidas Sabha and the Begumpur...
East Meadow: Jaspreet S. Mayall (Dix Hills) has been reappointed by the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, as a member on the Committee on Character and Fitness for the Second, Tenth, Eleventh, and Thirteenth Judicial Districts to serve a four-year term, commencing August 1, 2023, and expiring July 31, 2027. The Appellate Division, Second Department of the Supreme Court of...
New York, NY: NYC Health + Hospitals on June 26, 2023, announced that its President and CEO Mitchell Katz,MD was named to City & State New York’s ‘The 2023 Power of Diversity: Pride 100’ list for his work safeguarding the rights of New York’s LGBTQ+ community. Ranked fifth on the list, Dr. Katz is recognized for helming the nation’s largest municipal healthcare system....
New York Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar: Good morning, everyone. Audience: Good morning. Assembly Member Rajkumar: Diwali! Audience: Holiday! Assembly Member Rajkumar: This is what victory looks like. This is what victory feels like. For over two decades, the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean community has fought for this moment. People said this day would never come, but today we stand victorious inside of City...
Garden City, NY: Prominent Indian American community leaders welcomed living legend Dr Bindeshwar Pathak at a meet-and-greet on June 19 in Long Island. A Padma Bhushan awardee, Dr Pathak is famous as the founder of Sulabh International, the largest NGO in India, which has built over 9,000 public toilets across the country. Co-hosts of the dinner event at Mint restaurant near Roosevelt...
NYC Health + Hospitals’ Arts in Medicine program on June 21, 2023, announced a new season of paint parties, where anyone can help paint murals using a “paint by numbers” format, and the murals will be permanently installed at hospital sites as part of the NYC Health + Hospitals Community Mural Project. The murals were designed by 10...
Tuesday's deadly fire at an e-bike repair shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side has heightened concerns about the hazards of this popular form of transportation. Mayor Eric Adams and FDNY officials met at Confucious Plaza in Chinatown Wednesday afternoon in an effort to educate and inform the public further about e- bikes and fire safety. Four people died...
Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the Highway Emergency Local Patrol program, which offers roadside assistance to motorists in distress, is expanding to serve Staten Island. Starting immediately, HELP trucks staffed by trained and certified civilian employees of the New York Police Department will be operating along the Staten Island Expressway during peak weekday...
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with a range of prominent U.S. academics and health experts, scientists and business leaders during his New York stop over, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Speaking to the media afterwards, Musk said he was excited about India’s future and the opportunities it presented. “I think India has more promise...
