Street corner in New York City to be co-named ‘Little Manila Avenue’ to honor Filipino community

The NYC Council committee on parks and recreation voted 15-0 Tuesday (US time) for the co-naming of 199 thoroughfares and public places including that of "Little Manila Avenue." The full NYC Council is expected to vote on the co-naming Wednesday. Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Council member for 26th district in Queens, shared that he is proud to have sponsored the co-naming of the street in the southwest corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street. “The #Filipino community in #Woodside and beyond deserve this recognition. Proud to have sponsored this street co-naming. ‘Little Manila Avenue’ becomes official tomorrow,” Bramer said in a Twitter post. This comes after residents launched a petition at Change.org for the installation of a street sign “Little Manila Avenue” at the intersection of 70th Street on the Southwest corner in Woodside, Queens, New York City. According to the petition, “Little Manila” is a home for members of the Filipino community to maintain connections with their loved ones both locally and internationally. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Filipino community was severely affected not only those working in the health care system, but as well as the “Little Manila” which was located in the front line of the city’s epicenter, the petition said. “The street co-naming will bring visibility to the Philippine community’s contributions to New York City. There are no records of 'Little Manila' elsewhere in NYC and this would make it the first,” the petition added. “Our hope is that Little Manila will be recognized as more than an ethnic enclave that adds to the diversity of the borough and the city, but home to a community who has been an integral part of the care and thrivance of fellow New Yorkers,” it further said. The petition garnered 3,175 signatures as of posting.—Richa Noriega/AOL, GMA News

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