Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Muslim Women Liaison recently joined the Shia Muslim community in observance of at the Al Mehndi Centre in and the Alkhuee Centre in .

Queens ACC is getting ready to open soon - but that means transferring over 100 dogs from Brooklyn ACC! Can you help the transition by fostering a large dog for a few days?

Details:
🐾 ACC can provide all supplies needed
🐾 A Lyft will be provided to and from the shelters can you can your foster dog in the car
🐾 Foster dogs can be picked up from Brooklyn ACC July 19–21 (or later)
🐾 Foster dogs can be dropped off at Queens ACC July 26–28 (or later)

Interested? Visit nycacc.org/foster to fill out the Temporary Foster Form and sign up for a Virtual Large Dog Orientation. We have an Orientation on Sunday, July 14 @ 11am and Monday, July 15 @ 6pm. Attend either!

The Tibetan Community of NY&NJ honored the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday. Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit AAPI Liaison & South Asian Liaison joined the community in for a celebration, presenting a citation on behalf of Mayor Eric Adams.

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Borough Director attended the 60th Anniversary of the Bronx Blue Angels & celebrated aviation! 🛩️

This weekend, Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Associate Commissioner joined the Congolese and the New York City African communities in raising the Democratic Republic of Congo flag. 🇨🇩

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Older Adults Liaison joined Mayor Eric Adams at Sharonnie Perry's birthday celebration. We appreciate all that Sharonnie does as she leads the community in faith.

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Older Adults Liaison joined the Council for their event. It was a great event with the community.

June is National Caribbean-American Heritage Month. Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit recently joined the community in celebrating the Haitian Culture Day Parade. 🇭🇹

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit AAPI Liaison joined the Flushing Chinese Business Association for their Joyful Father's Day celebration this weekend. Happy Father's Day!

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit AAPI Liaison & South Asian Liaison joined NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs at a celebration of the birthday of the second Buddha, Guru Padmasambhava. Thank you to the Nyingma Buddhist Association (USA) Inc., which serves the Tibetan, Nepali, Bhutanese, & Indian communities in .

Mayor’s Office of presented a Mayoral proclamation for “Petco Love Adoption Day” at the Petco Love Birthday Block Party and Adoption Event last week in Union Square, where many cats and dogs found new homes. Congrats & thanks to all who adopted! 🐱💜🐶🩶

At yesterday's flag raising ceremony in Bowling Green, Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit joined Mayor Eric Adams in reflecting on this important day in Black history. We commit to finishing the long march towards justice for Black New Yorkers and Americans.

Mayor’s Office of was happy to join in Rockaway’s first Celebration on June 1! After a bird walk through the Arverne East Nature Preserve with the NYC Plover Project we gathered at the beautiful Garden by the Bay on Beach 43rd Street.

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Last weekend, the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit team joined Mayor Eric Adams to celebrate culture & heritage at the Bangladesh Day Parade in Jackson Heights, . 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

On Maimonides Health Nurses Day, Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Commr Kreizman & Mayor's Office of Faith-Based & Community Partnerships Executive Director were glad to join with other administration officials in celebrating the wonderful work of nurses.

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Associate Commissioner & South Asian Liaison were proud to join the community for a flag raising ceremony in Bowling Green. 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit AAPI Liaison joined the Flushing Chinese Business Association (FCBA) for their 13th annual Joyful Mother Celebration. It was great to see so many members of the community to celebrate both Heritage Month and Mother's Day. 🌼💮🌸

Mayor’s Office of Director met great dogs & dog people at the recent Manhattan Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) Backyard Barks adoption event! Find your canine companion: www.nycacc.org
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Happy to run into Seth Rudetsky, who was dropping off linen donations at the event!

Great to attend the 3rd annual Asian American Dragon Boat Gourmet & Cultural Festival! Chief Advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin & Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit AAPI Liaison joined the community for this , event.

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Older Adults Liaison joined the United Senior Center of Sunset Park for a celebration on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary. Congratulations! 🎉

May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Commr Kreizman, Deputy Commissioner, & AAPI Liaison were delighted to join New York City's community at this weekend's AAPI Cultural Heritage Parade.

This weekend, Mayor Eric Adams joined the Day Parade to celebrate the community in New York City! 🇳🇵

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Older Adults Liaison attended the "50 Shades of Pink" 9th Pre-Mother's Day Brunch. Congrats 🎉 to Rita Bryant on her 99th birthday! She was a pioneer as the 1st Black woman auditor at the NY Fed Reserve Bank, & served the community at Emmanuel Baptist Church! 🌸

Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Muslim Women Liaison was happy to attend the Eid Retreat Event hosted by Allama Iqbal Community Center (AICC). She was honored with an award for Best Community Service. ✨ Thank you to CEO Nasir Awan & Tahir Bhutta for bringing the community together.

On , Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit AAPI Liaison joined the community for a Tree Planting Ceremony.
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It was great to see so many residents come out for this neighborhood cause on a beautiful day.

On the , we honored the important role that houses of worship play in local communities. Here, NYC Mayor's Office of Faith-Based & Community Partnerships Executive Director and Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit AAPI Liaison presented a proclamation to International Buddhist Progress Society in , .

Manhattan's Chen Chio Buddhist Temple welcomed Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit AAPI Liaison for .

At the Gurudwara Baba Makhan Shah Lubana in , we celebrated the local faith community. NYC Mayor's Office of Faith-Based & Community Partnerships Executive Director and Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit South Asian Liaison shared greetings on the .