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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement by Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr
RE: ON CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 1281
“When I served in the New York State Assembly, I authored legislation that would have recognized Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha, the two holiest days on the Muslim calendar, as official school holidays. The passage of today’s City Council resolution sends a strong message that the growing Muslim segment of our City can no longer go unnoticed. I applaud the City Council for taking a symbolic step for equality and fairness to all religions, and I hope the State Legislature will follow their lead in the near future,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.
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