Pakistani American Youth Society

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Peace & blessings everyone:

Please continue to pray for the founder of Pakistani American Youth Society Ahsan Chughtai, who is an amazing person, friend, husband, father, mentor, Big B, powerhouse community organizer & activist, and senior advisor to the Mayor Eric Adams. He is in ICU at Maimonides Hospital with an acute infection since Friday. Please, kindly respect the family's request for privacy. He is being taken care by the best staff and doctors. The hospital is not accepting any visitors at this point.

Please pray 🙏 🤲 for his fast recovery and health. Keep his family in your thoughts.

أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ

As'alullaahal-'Adheema Rabbal-'Arshil-'Adheemi 'an yashfiyaka

I ask Allah who is the Lofty and the Lord of the Mighty Throne that He cures you

🪴 Let’s beautify Newkirk Avenue 🪴

Newkirk Community Garden and PAYS members will join the community to plant daffodil bulbs by the street trees on Newkirk Avenue from the Garden to Ocean Avenue!

We will meet at the garden at 11:30 AM and walk toward Ocean Avenue, planting lots of daffodils!

The garden is at 736 East 8th Street, corner of Newkirk Avenue.

Daffodils generously donated by the Flatbush Development Corporation

Drumroll 🥁!!!

Newkirk Community Garden a project by Pakistani American Youth Society is Brooklyn Botanic Garden's 2022 Greenest Block #1 prize winner of the "Best Community Garden Streetscape". Congratulation to all of our gardeners and members on this amazing and well deserved achievement.

Plants Over Pollution!!!

🌷🪴Let’s beautify Newkirk Ave🪴🌷

We will plant daffodil bulbs by the street trees on Newkirk Avenue from the Newkirk Community Garden Ocean Avenue!

We will meet at the Newkirk Community Garden Saturday, October 29, from 11:30 AM till 3:00 PM and walk towards Ocean Avenue, planting lots of daffodils!

The garden is at 736 East 8th Street, corner of Newkirk Avenue.

Daffodils are generously donated by the Flatbush Development Corporation

A huge shout out to NYPD Muslim Officers Society, NYPD Deputy Inspector Adeel Rana, and the entire NYPD-MOS team who have brought coalition of community based organizations on a same platform including Pakistani American Youth Society to collect, sort, pack, and deliver much needed shipment of items for the flood victims in Pakistan. Items included medicines, winter essential, medical essentials, clothes, hygiene kits, sanitary and toiletries items. This is transparency and accountability at its best.

A heartfelt thank you to the senior advisor to the Mayor Eric Adams Ahsan Chughtai & NYC Deputy Public Advocate Kashif Hussain of Office of the NYC Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams for their guidance and support of the flood relief efforts.

This could not have been possible if not for the the leadership of Pakistan Consulate General New York Ayesha Ali and Turkish Consulate General in New York - T.C. New York Başkonsolosluğu Reyhan Özgür working together to ensure the shipment goes to Pakistan via Pro Bono generous offer of Turkish Airlines (Cargo) at JFK Airport.

This is first of many shipments to Pakistan. We are anticipating more developments on the flood relief efforts in near future.

It's always an honor to join Muslims Giving Back on Saturday nights in expanding the services and bringing more resources to MGB's homeless outreach program. Pakistani American Youth Society is now collecting gloves, winter hats, hygiene kits, soap, tooth paste, tooth brush, socks, large size jackets, and blankets as winter is fast approaching.

Please drop off the stuff at 1001 Newkirk Avenue (side entrance) during weekdays after 7 pm. Make sure all drop off items are new or rarely used (must be clean, washed, folded).

CBOs are integral to improving our neighbors’ lives, and you’d be hard pressed to find a group in BK that does as much good as .

I presented PAYS with a proclamation to honor them for their work at the beautiful and I thank them for all that they do!

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Newkirk Community Garden Festival 2022

What an amazing day! We thank the neighbors for coming out and enjoying live musicians and artists, exchanging plants, getting the garden tours, getting back to school supplies and face painting for kids, and much much more. Special thanks to to Team Pakistani American Youth Society & Newkirk Community Garden for setting up the block for the garden party!!

Special thanks to Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, NYS Assembly Member Robert Carroll, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams ( Office of the NYC Public Advocate), and NYC Council Member Rita Joseph for passing by and spending time with the community.

Congratulations to all the honorees!!

See you all during the Newkirk Community Garden Spring Festival!!

🍁🍀🌿Mark your calenders! Sept. 18🌿🍀🍁

Newkirk Community Garden a project by Pakistani American Youth Society will have a Fall Festival and Block Party with music, free back to school supplies, food, art activities, and much more!! We will be joined by FABSCRAP, NYC Parks Green Thumb & NYPD 70th Precinct

Elected Officials will be joining us!!
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NYC Council Member Rita Joseph
NYS Assembly Member Robert Carroll
NYC Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams
Office of the NYC Public Advocate

🎵🎸🥁Live Music from 2pm - 6pm🥁🎸
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2pm - Misery Loves Company (Rock/Folk/Country/Originals)
3pm - Beverly Crosby and Charles Carrington (Jazz Standards/R&B/Gospel)
4pm - MIchael Friedman (Soulful Rock/Pop)
4:30pm - Marcelo Siles (Spanish Acoustic Rock/Folk)
5pm - Bill Bern (Rock/Pop/Country/Blues)
5:30pm - Misery Loves Company (& Friends)

Brooklyn Honors 911 & COVID-19 Heroes

Pakistani American Youth Society , NYPD Muslim Officers Society , and Pakistani American Law Enforcement Society - PALS proudly honored our Healthcare Professional, Unformed Personnel, EMS, FDNY, NYPD, and civilians who has gone above and beyond the call of duty during 911 tragedy and COVID-19 crisis. Congratulations to Farzeen Hussain (Healthcare Professional), NYPD Captain Waheed Akhter, Cheif Petty Officer Muhammad Rafique, and FDNY EMS Deputy Chief Farooq Muhammad. A very special lifetime achievement award was given to NYPD Auxiliary Deputy Chief Nasir Saleem and an honorary special award was given to the family of late retired NYPD Deputy Cheif Charles "Chucky" Scholl. We like to thank all the community members and elected officials who came and graced this special and memorable event.

Acknowledging and thanking the following:

NYC Mayor's Office Mayor Eric Adams
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander
NYC Counvil Member Rita Joseph
NYS Assembly Member Robert Carroll
NYS Assemblymember Monique Chandler-Waterman, Distict 58
NYS Assembly Member Brian Cunningham
NYS Assembly Member Charles D. Fall
Brooklyn District Attorney's Office Eric Gonzalez
Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit Fred Krizman
Office of the NYC Public Advocate
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso
Pakistan Consulate General New York
Pakistan Embassy US
Office of the Spokesperson, Mofa Pakistan

🚨🚨Major Event Alert🚨🚨

Please join Pakistani American Youth Society , NYPD Muslim Officers Society , Pakistani American Law Enforcement Society - PALS , elected officials and the community in honoring the unsung heroes and sheroes who went above and beyond the call of duty during 911 and/or COVID-19.

Pakistani American Youth Society, NYPD Muslim Officers Society, and many organizations and community leadership will be joining Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams ( Office of the NYC Public Advocate ), and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso at steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall at 10:00 AM sharp for a press conference on ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan 🇵🇰.

Pakistani American Youth Society and NYPD 70th Precinct took youth from diverse community of Brooklyn to the Jamaica Bay Riding Academy, thanks to Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Summer Youth Initiative Program. Everyone had an amazing time but the most important outcome was that the youth felt empowered and appreciated.

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Thank you Daily Dunya & Dunya International for amazing coverage of the Annual Pakistan Independence Cultural Caravan Day. Happy 75th Pakistan Independence Day ❤️ 🇵🇰!

Note: Please keep people of Pakistan in your prayers.

PAYS organized mega Pakistan Independence Day celebrations Report by Manzoor Hussain GLOBAL TV & DUNYA International USA Produced by Samad Khan, Edited by Jawad Hussain

Thank you Awaz New York for amazing coverage of the Annual Pakistan Independence Cultural Caravan Day. Happy 75th Pakistan Independence Day ❤️ 🇵🇰!

Note: Please keep people of Pakistan in your prayers.

Thank you Urdu News for amazing coverage of the Annual Pakistan Independence Cultural Caravan Day. Happy 75th Pakistan Independence Day ❤️ 🇵🇰!

Note: Please keep people of Pakistan in your prayers.

Congratulations to Pakistan Day Parade NYC for organizing an amazing Pakistan Independence Day Parade and Festival. Congratulations to Co-founder of Pakistani American Youth Society and Deputy Public Advocate Kashif Hussain for receiving an award for his selfless dedication, advocacy, and services to the Pakistani American community alongside NYC Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams ( Office of the NYC Public Advocate ). Congratulations to all the other awardees as well. Special thanks to the organizers: Mohammad Jan, Syed Waseem, Qasim Majeed, Hamid Shah, Munir Lodhi, Asad Chaudhry, and all the committee members.

Congratulations to Allama Iqbal Community Center Brooklyn NewYork for hosting an amazing Pakistan Independence Day Festival in Little Pakistan, Brooklyn NY.

Happy 75th Independence Pakistan 🇵🇰 ❤️

Note: Please keep people of Pakistan in your prayers.

Pakistan is reeling from extreme flooding, and the loss of more than 1,100 lives, and so is New York City's Pakistani American community.

We send peace, love, and light to all New Yorkers who have lost family members, or who anxiously wait to hear from them.
As we continue to battle climate inequality, in NYC and globally, we pledge to support and uplift the needs of our city's Pakistani American community, including this relief effort spearheaded by a coalition of local organizations.

Learn more about the : www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/08/30/pakistan-flooding-underwater-monsoon/

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