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Get ready for the 3rd Annual Bay Ridge Arab American Bazaar!
Sunday, June 12th
1:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Shore Road Park (Shore Rd. & 79th St.)
Join AAANY for dance and musical performances, childrens' activities including carnival rides and face-painting, henna, and food, clothing and crafts vendors from around New York City!
If you would like to represent your business or organization as a sponsor of this event, or you would like to set up a table at the event, please contact Chris or Lamese at (718) 745-3523 or by email at ArabAmericanNY@gmail.com.
Come show our city what being an Arab-American is all about!
Feel free to distribute our FLYER in your neighborhood!
Fifth Avenue Festival is a hit!
On Sunday, May 31st, a warm sunny day in Brooklyn, AAANY teamed up with local Arabic music store Princess Music to put on quite a show! AAANY's Debka (traditional Palestinian dance) troupe performed three times throughout the afternoon, attracting larger and larger crowds as the day went on.
With Princess Music's DJ spinning Arabic dance music, and raffle prizes being offered by Princess Music, Pharmacy on Fifth, 5th Avenue Kings, and Balady Foods, crowds reached in the hundreds, with dozens joining in the dancing on several occasions. Thanks to everyone who came out and joined us for a little taste of what's to come in our July 12th Bay Ridge Arab American Bazaar!
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Arab Americans give back to Brooklyn!
Sunset Park Recreation Center was the site of AAANY’s Free Market on Saturday, May 16th, as part of the National Network for Arab American Communities’ 5th Annual National Arab American Service Day. This project, like dozens of others around the country, aimed to give Arab-Americans a chance to give back to their diverse neighbors while showing what they can do when they come together for a good cause. AAANY, with the invaluable support of Karen Gripper and Sunset Park Recreation Center, Network of Arab-American Professionals – NY, HealthPlus, Sunset Park Health Corps and Kings Kids Corp., offered free clothing, house-wares and children’s items to the predominantly Chinese- and Spanish-speaking community of Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Over sixty volunteers came out in support of this effort, serving hundreds of local residents throughout the day by organizing and distributing items to the public, spreading the word around the neighborhood, translating for attendees, coordinating volunteers, and more.
HealthPlus offered children’s activities such as cotton candy, spin-wheel giveaway games, and balloon creature making. Moreover, New York State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz visited the event in time to witness AAANY’s Debka troupe performing their traditional Palestinian dances!
Assemblyman Ortiz, when addressing AAANY’s volunteers, stressed the importance of collaborative efforts such as this, especially in such an ethnically diverse community during such tough economic times – and we could not agree more. May 16th’s Free Market gave Arab-Americans throughout New York City the chance to work hand-in-hand with members of the greater community. We are delighted to have organized our largest and most impactful National Arab American Service Day to date, and are eager to continue to serve in such a way – and we have our dedicated supporters and volunteers to thank for this opportunity.
The Arab American Association of New York would like to thank HealthPlus, Sunset Park Recreation Center, Network of Arab-American Professionals - NY, Sunset Park Health Corps, Kings Kids Corp., and all of our dedicated volunteers for making May 16th's 5th Annual National Arab American Service Day our most successful service day yet!
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