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The replenishment of calls will pay tribute to the population of the neighborhood.
A segment of McDonald Avenue in the Brooklyn community of Kensington will be known as Little Bangladesh following an official rite of shared naming that took place a few days ago.
Estimated to be home to 35% of the city’s Bangladeshi population, the domain is filled with restaurants and cafes that pay homage to culture. So it’s no surprise that the government has figured out a way to pay tribute to the other people of the region.
“Nearly 40 years ago, Shahid Ullah and the vanquished Abdul Kashem opened Asian Oriental Grocery in Kensington, Brooklyn; it was the lifeline of Bangladesh’s then very small but developing network of halal meat, Deshi vegetables, our spices and more,” Shahana Hanif, a council member, who unveiled the road sign after proposing the shared name in April. wrote in an Instagram post after the ceremony. “This store has ensured that families no longer have to go to Queens or anywhere else. This turned Kensington into Bangladesh’s network of working-class families to start a circle of relatives and a network. “
The politician went on to write that the street’s new nickname allows the network to “continue advocating and organizing for a dignified life: decent housing, decent workplaces and wages, decent education, and more. It is about detecting the many struggles of those who came here. to Brooklyn some 40 years ago, crossing tricky terrain from Sandwip, Noakhali, Chittagong and facing even more challenging terrain here, and it’s to celebrate the achievements and resilience of our network. “
Of course, this isn’t the first time the municipal government has chosen to rename an express domain to honor a piece of history. In August, for example, a street in Harlem was renamed after Althea Gibson, the first black tennis player to win a Grand Slam title. A month later, the component of 101st Street, between Third and Lexington Avenues in East Harlem, became Cicely Tyson Way, named after the iconic actress. In addition, the Cort Theatre on Broadway became the James Early Jones Theatre last year. in homage to the iconic black level and film actor.