After the city council passed a resolution in favor of adding two Muslim holidays to the public school holiday calendar, we polled our readers to see if you supported the council's vote. Although Mayor Bloomberg does not think schools should close for additional days, 60% of our nearly 600 poll respondents said they would like to see Id al-Fitr and Id al-Adha on the calendar.
If you would like to demonstrate your support for adding the holidays to the school calendar, you can join the New York Civic Participation Project's letter-writing campaign to the mayor, who has the final say. You can sign the coalition's letter and send it directly to City Hall (The Honorable Michael Bloomberg, Office of the Mayor, City Hall, New York, NY 10007), or you can contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to arrange for NYCPP to pick up the letter and pay the postage. If you mail the letter on your own, make sure to email Lozada, so she can accurately track the number of letters sent.
The NYCPP's Coalition for Muslim School Holidays represents more than 40 religious, labor, community, and advocacy organizations. According to the coalition, there are over 800,000 Muslim New Yorkers who represent 12% of the student population in public schools.
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