Diwali to Be Added to List of Public School Holidays in New York City

Last Updated: June 27, 2023, 10:21 IST New York, United States of America (USA) New York City mayor Eric Adams and assemblyperson Jenifer Rajkumar participate in a press instruction stating Diwali will be observed as a public school vacation in New York City. (Image: Eric Adams/Twitter) The New York City mayor Eric Adams has actually revealed that Diwali will be contributed to its list of main public school vacations. The costs now waits for assent from New York guv Hochul New York City Diwali Holiday: New York Mayor Eric Adams on Monday revealed Diwali will be observed as a school vacation in New York City. Diwali is amongst the most popular Indian celebrations in the United States with diaspora Indian-Americans in addition to American residents throughout numerous neighborhoods likewise taking part in the celebrations. The New York state legislators just recently enacted a legislation designating the celebration of lights as a vacation in the nation’s most significant school system in the United States. The New York City mayor Adams, likewise a Democrat, called it a considerable win for the regional households. He likewise thanked Indian-American New York legal assembly member Jenifer Rajkumar and Indian-American neighborhood leaders for assisting make Diwali a school vacation. My interview with @NYCMayor today at City Hall. I was happy to lead and win the battle to make Diwali a School Holiday, along with Mayor Eric Adams. https://t.co/5ZUufB1mhP— Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (@JeniferRajkumar) June 26, 2023 “I’m so happy to have actually stood with Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar and neighborhood leaders in the battle to make Diwali a school
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