Members of the tight-knit Gambian community that bore the brunt of the fire’s devastation packed into the Islamic Culture Center for the mass funeral for 15 of the victims.
Among the mourners Sunday waswho listened as parts of the service was delivered in the West African language Soninke, spoken by about 10 percent of Gambians.
“I am here to express the pain all New Yorkers are experiencing,” said Adams, who was joined at the funeral by Sen. Chuck Schumer and Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, as well as two officials from the Gambian government.
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