The chairperson of Brooklyn’s Community Board 13 is facing calls for her ouster after she questioned the Muslim faith of residents who were wearing “Coney” shirts sponsored by the…
“Someone explain this to me,” raged Lucy Mujica Diaz, a staunch opponent of a casino in Coney Island, wrote in a Facebook post.
But an outraged Marie Mirville-Shahzada — the Muslim founder and executive director of Afadila Community Services — fired off an Aug. 17 letter to Mayor Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Councilman Ari Kagan , calling for Mujica Diaz to be booted from the board. She was appointed by Kagan and Reynoso.
“I want to be clear; the post was in a personal capacity and did not contain any hurtful, negative, or hate attacks in my language. I reject the characterization by Alfadila Community Services and Councilman Ari Kagan that this was `public assault’ and `prejudiced actions,’ ” Mujica Diaz said in a statement.
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