De Blasio announces new ad campaign in support of New York’s Muslim community

New York has always stood firmly apart from “the rest of America.” We dealt with last week’s terror scare like true New Yorkers, and when Trump’s phobic rhetoric during his campaign threatened to marginalize Muslim communities around the country, Brooklyn’s comedy scene rallied to the cause. But we still have a lot of work to do in a city where someone where a Muslim woman can be set on fire. Today, Mayor De Blasio announced a new initiative called #IAmMuslimNYC, an ad campaign centered around promoting respect and diversity toward Muslim New York residents as well as other faith-based communities. In collaboration with the Office of Immigrant Affairs and the Commission on Human Rights, #IAmMuslimNYC aims to raise public awareness through the use of social media and increased outreach programs with the hopes of  bringing New Yorkers of all backgrounds together in the fight against xenophobia and Islamophobia. Ad campaigns are something of an insular bid for attention, since it’s unlikely the hashtag will trend outside… Read More

De Blasio announces new ad campaign in support of New York’s Muslim community : Brokelyn