Leaders from all different religious backgrounds celebrated Brooklyn's diversity Thursday morning at the annual interfaith breakfast.
Pastors, rabbis, imams and reverends led the audience in traditional prayers at Borough Hall to celebrate diversity, but also to highlight the similarities.
Borough President Eric Adams spoke about non-violence and asked residents not to use recent acts of terrorism as an excuse to demonize other religions.
"Brooklyn is going to show the globe how we embrace true religion and cultures," said Adams.
Adams also unveiled the "Seeds of Kindness" initiative, which aims to help Brooklyn's most vulnerable residents. The program will allow religious institutions to donate MetroCards to help people get to work and their places of worship.