Watch: New York celebrates Diwali with fireworks present over Hudson River

On November 3 (Local Time), New York City celebrated Diwali with a fireworks present over the Hudson River. It was part of three-day Diwali celebrations.
Glimpse of Diwali Fireworks over the Hudson River in New York City, part of the three-day Diwali celebrations within the City.@IndianEmbassyUS @IndiainNewYork @USAAMB @SandhuTaranjitS pic.twitter.com/wg4rDoPy5N— DD India (@DDIndiareside) November 4, 2021
Notably, Carolyn Maloney, Congresswoman, New York, will introduce a invoice in Washington to make Diwali a federal vacation on Wednesday. Congressman Ro Khanna, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and different advocates are co-sponsoring the invoice together with Indian American neighborhood members Sanjeev Joshipura, Executive Director, Indiaspora. Maloney has been an extended supporter of Indians residing within the US.
If the invoice will get accepted, a vacation shall be noticed on Diwali in federal establishments. It would be the twelfth federal vacation noticed by the United States. Notably, there’s a important inhabitants within the US that celebrates Diwali. In the previous, Maloney has efficiently urged the US Postal service to approve and subject a commemorative stamp to honour Diwali. The stamp has been in circulation since 2016.
In a tweet, she stated, “I am so excited to introduce my Deepavali Day Act which would enshrine Diwali as a federal holiday. Let’s celebrate light over darkness, the triumph of good over evil, and the pursuit of knowledge over ignorance during this special time of year!”
I’m so excited to introduce my Deepavali Day Act which might enshrine Diwali as a federal vacation. Let’s have a good time mild over darkness, the triumph of excellent over evil, and the pursuit of information over ignorance throughout this particular time of yr!https://t.co/NOHU1mCcWc— Carolyn B. Maloney (@RepMaloney) November 4, 2021
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi additionally joined the press convention on the decision to make Diwali a federal vacation.
Thank you to @RepMaloney for internet hosting a press convention at the moment in your decision to make Diwali a federal vacation, which I’m proud to cosponsor. The celebration of the triumph of sunshine over darkness is particularly necessary throughout this pandemic. pic.twitter.com/UJveSQC0nL— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) November 3, 2021
In a tweet, he thanked Maloney and stated, “Thank you to Carolyn Maloney for hosting a press conference today on your resolution to make Diwali a federal holiday, which I’m proud to cosponsor. The celebration of the triumph of light over darkness is especially important during this pandemic.”
On Diwali, allow us to be the LIGHT we want to see on this planet. pic.twitter.com/0xhuMPbkJF— Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) November 3, 2021
In his assertion through the convention, he stated, “On this Diwali be the light we wish to see in the world. Be the light in the community that is needed to dispel the darkness. Be the light in this community that brings hope to the hopeless. Let us be the light that helps the last, the least and the lost.”