Browsing Tag: New York

Uber, New York City division. Last week, the de Blasio administration dropped its plans to limit the car-service app’s growth while it studies the impact of ride-hailing apps on traffic. The decision ended weeks of public squabbling.

The arrest and treatment in custody of an Indian diplomat in New York City has caused an uproar in India, and a week after the incident, there are signs of an all-out diplomatic row with the U.S.

Vishavjit Singh, the self-described “Sikh Captain America,” joins Melissa Harris-Perry on MSNBC to discuss what makes a “real” American and why some groups are seen as the “other.”

When I walked around NYC in a superhero costume, I had no idea the effect it would have on strangers -- or on me

Recently, my close friend Dr. Prabhjot Singh was assaulted in an apparent hate crime near his home in New York City. Although many headlines prominently feature the word “victim,” this is not how most Sikhs would view it.

Sonia Gandhi was issued summons by US Federal Court, New York on September 9, 2013 for her alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

The term “mistaken identity” is problematic. When a reporter says that an incident was a case of “mistaken identity,” they are suggesting the idea that someone else should have been attacked instead of a Sikh.

Prabhjot and I are steadfast in our belief that our work in community health as well as continuing to share this story will help build awareness of Sikhs’ contributions as American citizens, and how we share American ideals.

Although it is counted as the world's fifth largest religion, relatively few Americans know about the Sikh tradition. This lack of awareness has had severely negative consequences,....

I was going to be Captain America for a day on the streets of the Big Apple.

This past weekend, the Surat Initiative brought together community leaders under the banner of the Justice League.

The Surat Fauj Running Club, a national Sikh running team focused on social justice issues, organized and led a one-mile run in Central Park in remembrance of all those who lost their lives during this attack in 1984.

Sikh Americans, who were targets of domestic terrorism in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, this past August have been particularly active in condemning the attack and organizing opportunities for community healing.

In a major decision today the Sikh Clergy that met at Sikhs’ highest temporal seat, Akal Takht here today ordered to summon Santokh Singh Badesha, the main trustee of US based Gurdwara at Rochester for 'explanation’ over 'Kirpan issue’.

The New York region began the daunting process on Tuesday of rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a storm that remade the landscape and rewrote the record books as it left behind a tableau of damage, destruction and grief.

Last year Nishaan, the colorful Sikh quarterly from Delhi, asked me to trace the Sikh (and Punjabi) presence in Delhi. Pushpinder Singh Chopra, Bhayee Sikander Singh Bagriyan and Monica Arora provided much of the research material. The more I learned about Delhi, the more I became entranced with it.

"Remember and meditate." Three simple words. They were spoken Tuesday morning at the War Memorial Center by Gurmail Singh, the head priest of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin.

A unique opportunity to learn & share how to better understand multiple perspectives, explore what unites us as Sikhs working together despite differences, towards Panth Ki Jit!

Communities and individuals across NYC have been working together not only to have impact on issues of global health and hunger, but to show the positive power that people of faith can have when they unite around action rather than debating divisive issues.

There is no chit-chat as the assembly line of volunteers works. The group ranges in age from an 80-year-old woman who comes every day (she says in Punjabi that it can get lonely being at home all day) to a 31-year-old man starting a new job as a chef the next day. They cook almost in a meditative silence

Teens and adults with an interest in gaining a deeper understanding of the history of Vaisakhi and its role as a foundation of Sikhi. This Webinar is designed to be an active and exciting exploration of the religious and political roots of the contemporary celebration we take part in today.

In the wake of reports of surveillance of Muslim communities by the New York City Police Department, it is important to recognize South Asians endure heightened scrutiny without any evidence of wrongdoing.

If you ride the subways every day you probably think you've seen just about everything, but a city psychiatrist shows that art can be made in the subway.

Yet, there are some people who, as Oscar Wilde reputedly said, know the price of everything and the value of nothing. But what makes a good bargain, good value for the price and how do you find the good trade? Guru Granth offers some counsel...

The Sikh Art & Film Foundation will present its eighth annual Sikh International Film Festival and inaugural Leadership Summit, October 8, 13-15, 2011 at the Asia Society and Museum in New York...

The Sikh Awareness Society culminated a 10-year project to increase understanding of their culture and religion by donating books, pamphlets and DVDs to Council member Jimmy Van Bramer’s Sunnyside office.

For a few hours over the weekend, a stretch of Madison Avenue in the Flatiron district became an unlikely cash-free zone, a vortex of munificence. And at its center was Kulvinder Singh, a beacon of generosity in his bright yellow turban, who was practically begging passers-by to take free food off his hands.

Gurwinder Singh has graduated from high school and is studying at the State University of New York. The hard times are behind him, but he is more optimistic about the future of Sikh kids. His advice: “Be peaceful and brave. Don’t do anything wrong. And know we have lots of resources and organizations. Ask them for help.”

A middle-aged woman stood up after a screening, her voice heavy with emotion. The films had made her weep, she said. She'd been in America for many years and raised two sons. One had opted to wear a turban; the other had cut his hair short. The mother accepted both. "I'm begging people, other religious leaders, to respect that," she said.

Sixty-four years ago, the fledging United Nations Security Council found a home in Flushing, Queens. Today, Queens, itself, has become a kind of United Nations, being the most diverse county in the United States. And on Sunday, October 24th, United Nations Day, everyone is invited...