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Around
Broklyn
Photos: Kathryn Kirk/BP’s Office
Borough President Adams greeted a fellow cyclist as he led local leaders and
dozens of Brooklynites on a group bike ride to work from Grand Army Plaza to
Brooklyn Borough Hall, highlighting the importance of eco-friendly travel during his
celebration of Earth Day.
Borough President Adams gave Natalia Quintavalle, Consul General of
Italy in New York, a tour of the historic exhibition at Brooklyn Borough
Hall of numerous 12th- and 13th-century manuscripts from St. Francis
of Assisi.
Photos: Kathryn Kirk/BP’s Office
Borough President Adams led a “Unity of Flags Parade” with volunteers carrying
flags from around the globe down Adams Street in Downtown Brooklyn during his
inaugural International Day of Friendship celebration.
with Borough President Adams
Photos: Kathryn Kirk/BP’s Office
Borough President Adams meditated with Deputy Brooklyn Borough
President Diana Reyna and other Brooklynites on Borough Hall Plaza
during a free meditation and yoga event hosted by his office as a part
of National Yoga Month.
Borough President Adams visited with some of the confectioners
making sweet treats at Li-Lac Chocolates in Industry City, as the
business held its grand opening.
Borough President Adams greeted some of the thousands of visitors on Eastern Parkway
watching the Labor Day parade, hosted by the West Indian-American Day Carnival
Association, for which he served as Grand Marshal.
Photos: Kathryn Kirk/BP’s Office
Photos: Kathryn Kirk/BP’s Office Photos: Kathryn Kirk/BP’s Office
AROUND THE BOROUGH
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