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Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Street Designation
Honoree: Alejandro D. Hernandez
Date(s): Saturday, June 17, 2023
Official Street Name(s): Intersection of Adams and Ferry Streets
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Alejandro D. Hernandez Blvd.
Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
The Ceremonial Street Dedication will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 2:00 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, Alejandro D. Hernandez, was born on January 2, 1929 in Ciego de Avila, Cuba. He worked in Cuba selling men’s clothing for over twenty (20) years at two (2) different stores, "La Victoria" and "La Epoca"; and
WHEREAS, in 1968 due to the Communist takeover of his country, he moved to the United States with his wife and three (3) children; and
WHEREAS, in 1969, with the help of his friends and all the money that he had saved, he opened a business known as America' s Fashions on the corner of Adams Street and Ferry Street; and
WHEREAS, through his hard work, he was able to buy the building where he housed his business.
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 Intersection of Adams and Ferry Streets as “Alejandro D. Hernandez Blvd.”.
2. The official name of the said streets shall remain Adams Street and Ferry Street in their entirety.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the naming of the intersection of Adams Street and Ferry Street as “Alejandro D. Hernandez Blvd.”, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.