Consul General Meets Brooklyn Borough President

Brooklyn Borough Council President Eric Adams and Consul General Theresa Dizon-de Vega at Borough Hall (photo by NYPCG)

06 March 2018 NEW YORK – Consul General Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Brooklyn Borough Council President Eric Adams on 02 March 2018 to thank him for the support extended to the Filipino Community in the Borough of Brooklyn, New York City.

While the largest concentration of Filipinos reside in the Borough of Queens, a few thousand call Brooklyn home. There is likewise a growing number of Philippine-owned and operated culinary establishments in the Borough which is renowned for its diverse and popular restaurant offerings, particularly among young families and professionals as well as millennials.

Among the popular Filipino-run eateries in Brooklyn include Purple Yam, Swell Dive, FOB, Tama, Lumpia Shack Snackbar, Pan-Asian Restaurant Talde, and popular coffee house Mountain Province Coffee plus other establishments which are contributing to the mainstreaming of Philippine cuisine.

Consul General De Vega congratulated Mr. Adams and the Brooklyn Borough Council for spearheading activities which promote greater diversity and inclusion in New York City. In particular, she cited the Borough’s International Day of Friendship held in 2017 which was participated in by the Philippines.

Borough President Adams reiterated his sincerest appreciation for the presence of Filipinos in Brooklyn and looked forward to more collaboration with the community. He noted that among future Borough projects would be the holding of Heritage Days honoring the different ethnic communities represented in Brooklyn including the Filipino-American Community. END

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