'Little Bangladesh’ street co-naming held in Brooklyn
Elected officials and Kensington community leaders celebrated the co-naming of McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn as "Little Bangladesh" on Sunday.
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Oct 16, 2022, 10:22 PM
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Updated 563 days ago
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321ds agoElected officials and
Kensington community leaders celebrated the co-naming of McDonald Avenue
in Brooklyn as "Little Bangladesh" on Sunday.
Brooklyn’s
Kensington neighborhood is considered by many as the heart of the Brooklyn
Bangladeshi community as it is home to an estimated 35% of the Bangladeshi population in New York City.
“For 40 , 50 years, this community has fought as
working class folks to build a life of security and dignity and so this is in
honor of their love of this city, their hard work in this city and the fights
to come as a daughter of this city,” said Councilmember Shahana Hanif.
News 12’s Shakti Denis was on the scene as the
street co-naming was unveiled.
