Business owners in Jackson Heights have done more than just take over maintenance of the plaza on 37th Road. They've rechristened it "Diversity Plaza," and they staged a community celebration that concluded on Monday to mark Eid-ul-Fitr, the breaking of fast at the end of Muslim holy month Ramadan. It seems the plaza was anything but empty that night. Eid Mubarak to all!
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So the mayor-elect says he'll keep Jessica Tisch as his police commissioner. What do we think of that?
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And more people bike than drive on the Brooklyn street!
