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Footage courtesy of the NYPD shows New York City mayor Bill de Blasio spoke at a press briefing for the NYPD, in New York City, on Monday, where he discussed the developments in the an investigation into the shooting of a Muslim Cleric Imam Maulama Alauddin Akonjee and his associate Thara Uddinin in Queens on Saturday.
Over 1,000 Muslims gathered to honour Imam Maulama Alauddin Akonjee and his associate Thara Uddin at their funeral in New York City on Monday, after the two were killed in Queens in what many in the city's Muslim community believe to be a hate crime. Following the funeral, the mourners marched through Queens, holding placards reading 'We want justice' and 'Stop Hate Crimes'.
Xinhua/Wang Ying via Getty Images New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio offered reflections on what he learned about himself in 2020 when asked by reporters at a Wednesday press conference. "I learned the value of sleep," the mayor said. Local tabloids have chronicled his pre-COVID jaunts to the Park Slope YMCA in Brooklyn and his midday strolls during the pandemic. The Big Apple has suffered more than 24,000 deaths from COVID-19 so far, with an average of more than 700 deaths per day at the peak in early April.
Reuters New York City Public Schools will begin the process of reopening to students for in-person instruction on December 7, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday. The city's pre-school programs, pre-kindergarten programs, and students through fifth grade will return to classrooms on December 7. All District 75 schools, which teach students who have disabilities, will open to students on December 10, he said. A date for middle and high school students to return to classrooms has not yet been determined, according to the mayor's office.
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