Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Detective Brian Keith McAdams, Sr.
Date(s): Saturday, August 5, 2023
Event Time(s): 1:00 P.M.
Official Street Name(s): Intersections of Lindsley Avenue and Sunset Avenue
Ceremonial Intersection Name: “Det. Brian Keith McAdams, Sr. Way”
Sponsor(s): Council Members, Dupré L. Kelly and C. Lawrence Crump
Additional Information:
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on August 5, 2023, at 1:00 P.M.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-f, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc., for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
WHEREAS, the late Detective Brian Keith McAdams, Sr., Newark-born and raised, was known by his close friends and family as B-Mac, who was a beloved and popular figure not only throughout his 87 Lindsey Avenue neighborhood, but also throughout much of Newark’s West Ward and East Orange, where he attended and graduated from Essex Catholic Boys High School; and
WHEREAS, Detective McAdams began his long remarkable and exemplary career with the Department of Public Safety, Police Division in 2002, where he served with distinction for over nineteen (19) years, until his unfortunate duty-related Covid-19 death in 2021; and
WHEREAS, during his meritorious career with the Department of Public Safety, Police Division, Detective McAdams rose through the ranks and was promoted to Detective, where he served in the vitally important Candidates Investigations Unit; and
WHEREAS, throughout his short, but productive life, “B-Mac” was unabashedly committed to his family, friends, neighborhood and the City of Newark. His generosity had no limits, as he willingly donated both his time and money, oftentimes anonymously, for numerous community events, including food and toy drives, with a particular concern and well-being for children and the elderly, and a passion and committment to recruiting young men and women for careers in law enforcement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize the honorary and ceremonial renaming of the intersection of Lindsley Avenue and Sunset Avenue as “Det. Brian Keith McAdams, Sr. Way.”
2. The official name of the said streets shall remain Lindsley Avenue and Sunset Avenue in their entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the naming of the intersection of Lindsley Avenue and Sunset Avenue “Det. Brian Keith McAdams, Sr. Way”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.