Egyptian New Yorkers Rejoice As Mubarak Steps Down. As Egyptian New Yorkers celebrated the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak in the streets of Astoria and Bay Ridge on Friday, President Barack Obama said the African nation is facing a new beginning and still has "difficult days" ahead. To view our videos, you need to enable JavaScript. Learn how . install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now . Then come back here and refresh the page. There was celebration in the streets of Brooklyn and Queens Friday, after President Hosni Mubarak stepped down as Egypt's leader following 18 days of historic pro-democracy protests throughout the country.
Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman made the announcement of the 82-year-old president's resignation on a state-run television station just after nightfall there. Suleiman announces Mubarak's resignation. "President Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down as president of Egypt and has assigned the higher counsel of the armed forces to run the affairs of the country," said Suleiman.
"I feel so proud. In Astoria’s Little Egypt, the Young Gain a New Awareness. Egyptians March Through Midtown For Regime Change In Their Homeland. A solidarity march was held in Times Square this afternoon as Egyptian Americans rally in support of the protesters calling from President Hosni Mubarak's ouster. To view our videos, you need to. Egyptian New Yorkers Struggle To Reach Loved Ones. Egyptians living in New York are reacting to the riots in their homeland and are struggling to get in touch with their loved ones.
To view our videos, you need to enable JavaScript. Learn how . install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now . Then come back here and refresh the page. Egyptians living in New York are reacting to the riots in their homeland. Some gathered at an Egyptian coffee shop in Astoria Friday to discuss the escalating violence. Egypt's military is on the streets of Cairo, where anti-government protesters are clashing with police. One protester was killed Friday, bringing the death toll to eight since the violence began. They're challenging the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for 30 years. Opponents say his government is corrupt, heavy-handed, and neglectful of poverty that afflicts nearly half of 80-million Egyptians.
Egyptian New Yorkers say it’s been next to impossible to get in touch with family members. "So far, I'm not able to call my family. New York’s Egyptian Community Reacts to Homeland Unrest. The growing popular movement in Egypt to oust President Hosni Mubarak from power was echoed in New York City, where hundreds of thousands of Egyptian immigrants live.
Passions ran high outside an Astoria Queens mosque following Friday midday prayers, as hundreds gathered in support of the popular uprising in the homeland, where President Mubarak has called in the army to quash protesters demanding his ouster. All here seemed to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, whose authoritarian - and many say corrupt - rule has lasted for 30 years. But there were disagreements at the mosque - and in at least one case, a scuffle where police had to intervene - as to what sort of government should replace Mr.
Mubarak. One bystander, named Mohamed, expressed support for a Western-style democracy. "It’s a revolution," said Mohamed. Nabila, a traditional Muslim woman, also opposes Mr. WOMAN: "He should go. MAN: "We are not against the people who have money.