Honouring contribution of south Asians, New York City street named Punjab Avenue

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 25

Honouring the contribution of the South Asian community to the Richmond Hill area of the Queens borough, a New York City street has been named in its honour.

The area was nicknamed ‘Little Punjab’ as it was a hub of businesses run by Punjabis and has two gurudwaras, has now been named ‘Punjab Avenue’.

A tweet which went viral on Wednesday featured the residents of the area displaying a board that read ‘Punjab Av’.

A lane in #NewYork has been named #Punjab avenue because a local Gurudwara fed over 10,000 people daily during Covid times. (Via W/A).#Sikh #love #food #proud pic.twitter.com/5jo56X2Oac

— sanjai velayudhan (@v_sanjai) November 24, 2020

According to a CBS New York report, the initiative was a joint effort by several South Asian groups and City Council Member Adrienne Adams.

“This community has been underserved, not really recognized,” Adams told the news website.

“Invisible, which is a travesty, knowing everything that all of our community brings to this wonderful district.”