Bangladeshi Amer for Political Progress (BAPP)

Bangladeshi-Americans for Political Progress (BAPP) proudly endorses Zohran Mamdani as our #1 Ranked choice, followed by Brad Lander as #2, and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams at #3. The 150,000 Bangladeshis from Parkchester to Jackson Heights, to Jamaica and Kensington, Brooklyn are uniting to vote for this slate to ensure New Yorkers can afford to live in this city by electing a mayor who will vote for us. We keep this city running. Let's elect a mayor who will co-govern the city with us.

Two Muslim women—and one child—were violently attacked in Bay Ridge last week simply for wearing hijab. In Trump’s America, we are seeing leaders and elected officials use language that dehumanizes Muslim people, and that rhetoric has real, human consequences. If we are serious about rooting out Islamophobia, our leaders must do better. As someone who grew up in a virulently anti-Muslim city, I know how deeply this kind of hate shapes daily life and threatens our sense of safety.

Mayor Mamdani Quotes The Prophet Muhammad In Front Of All Of New York 🇺🇸 ☪️

DRUM is seeking a full-time Political Director to lead our organizing and power-building in working class South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities in NYC Please see more at drumnyc.org/hiring and apply ASAP!

Proud of everyone who believed in our vision, knocked on doors, made calls, and showed up to vote. You proved that grassroots organizing builds real power. Congratulations to @DianaforQueens looking forward to working together for our community. Queens Forever 💜

Viewing this footage takes us back to that horrible moment - when we were trying to get medical care for him and instead NYPD officers arrived. As you can hear on the 911 call, the situation was calm when the call was made, and we were getting ready to go to accompany Jabez. As everyone can see from the body cam footage, we were all calm as the officers arrived. The presence of cops did the opposite and caused the situation to escalate quickly and unnecessarily. Rather than de-escalate the situation, the officer instead further escalated by drawing his gun and yelling orders at Jabez. Within a minute of NYPD's arrival, Jabez was shot multiple times and almost killed, while he was calmly eating food just minutes earlier. This is why officers should not be responding to medical support calls.

“We viewed the body cam footage released yesterday evening from the hospital room of our son who is currently in handcuffs, leg cuffs, and recovering from multiple gunshot wounds. We have endured the past week with immense psychological pressure. Our priority for this past week has been the recovery of our son and making sure his health does not deteriorate. But the speed and intensity with which everything has moved has been overwhelming. We wish we had more time to process as a family, to understand everything that is happening around us, and the time to view the footage as a family before it was released.

BREAKING: Last night, NYPD released bodyworn camera (BWC) footage of Officer Tyree White shooting 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty in his home in front of his family on January 26. Today we heard the release of the 911 call. In response, the Chakraborty family issued the following statement:

Tomorrow is Election Day. This is it. We need volunteers for phone banking, poll watching, and canvassing. Low turnout means every single vote we turn out matters. If you’ve been waiting to plug in, this is the moment. 👉🏼 bit.ly/electrana Let’s win this.

The mayor needs to visit the victim and his family and commit to a full investigation into what happened.

Astoria & LIC, today is the day. We’re out doorknocking with the Muslim Democratic Club and Council Member Julie Won. This race comes down to turnout, and every conversation matters. Sign up to knock with us: bit.ly/knockforrana Vote early today or tomorrow. #AD36

🚨NOW IN NYC: Protesters chant MINNESOTA MAKE US PROUD, GENERAL STRIKE SHUT IT DOWN! Thousands of students, teachers, workers, and ordinary workers stand for an end to ICE terror everywhere!

NYC IS MARCHING! Today’s national shutdown includes hundreds of demonstrations spanning all 50 states. New Yorkers have filled the streets to say ICE OUT NOW!

Corporations will not exploit working people in NYC. Uber Eats, Fantuan & HungryPanda broke the law — shortchanging workers while raking in profits. Today, we secured $5M+ in restitution for 49,000 delivery workers. Let this be a warning: steal wages, face the consequences.

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Our communities deserve safety rooted in care, not fear or violence. (/end)

BAPP stands with the Chakraborty family. BAPP is heartbroken and outraged with the shooting of 22-year old Jabez Chakraborty. Jabez’s family called 911 expecting medical help during a mental health crisis, not police violence. (1/)