Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Resolution of Support
Purpose: Supporting the official renaming of Broad Street in its entirety as Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard
Sponsor(s): Council of the Whole
Additional Information:
Broad Street, from Poinier Street to Oriental Street
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WHEREAS, in 1970 the late Honorable Kenneth A. Gibson gained national prominence when he became the first African-American elected Mayor of a major northeastern city; and
WHEREAS, his rise to power is well chronicled as he led New Jersey’s largest City in the aftermath of the devastating Newark “Rebellion” of 1967 and successfully guided the City through America’s turbulent years of the 1970’s and 80’s, featuring racial discord, financial distress and social upheaval; and
WHEREAS, the sincere admiration he received from the community for his stewardship during his sixteen (16) years of leadership has endeared him to the residents of Newark as one of its’ greatest public servants of all time.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby support the official renaming of Broad Street, in its entirety, from Poinier Street to Oriental Street as Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard.
STATEMENT
This resolution supports the official renaming of Broad Street in its entirety, from Poinier Street to Oriental Street as Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard, sponsored by the Council of the Whole.