File #: 16-1944    Version: 1 Name: Resolution: Ceremonial Designation - Breya Necole Knight Way (GCJ)
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 12/14/2016 In control: Municipal Council and City Clerk
On agenda: 12/21/2016 Final action: 12/21/2016
Title: Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Ceremonial Designation Honoree: Breya Necole Knight Date(s): January 3, 2017 Official Street Name(s): Bleeker Street at Halsey Street Ceremonial Intersection Name: Breya Necole Knight Way Sponsor: Council Member, Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins Additional Information:
Sponsors: Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins

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Dept/ Agency:  Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk

Action:  (   ) Ratifying     (X) Authorizing     (   ) Amending

Type of Service: Ceremonial Designation

Honoree:  Breya Necole Knight

Date(s):  January 3, 2017

Official Street Name(s):  Bleeker Street at Halsey Street                 

Ceremonial Intersection Name: Breya Necole Knight Way

Sponsor: Council Member, Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins                     

Additional Information:

                   

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                      WHEREAS, Ordinance 6PSF-E, adopted on May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc. for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and

 

                     WHEREAS, Ms. Breya Necole Knight was a noted Newark artist, activist, leader, entrepreneur and mentor who inspired a generation of  residents through her uplifting poetry, songwriting, trendsetting fashion and zest for life and made tremendous contributions to the City of Newark’s cultural, economic, and social progress; and

 

WHEREAS, throughout Breya Necole Knight’s short life she shined on all who crossed her path and her consistent words of encouragement healed and motivated the community through many dark days through her many performances at NJPAC, Symphony Hall, McDonald’s Gospelfest and the Lincoln Park Music Festival.

 

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 at the corner of Bleeker Street and Halsey Street as Breya Necole Knight Way.

 

2.                     The name of the said streets shall remain Bleeker Street and Halsey Street in its entirety.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

This resolution hereby authorizes the naming of the intersection at the corner of Bleeker Street and Halsey Street as Breya Necole Knight Way, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.