What’s in a (street) name? Bronx’s Albanian American community protest delay of Fan Noli renaming

Source: Bronx Times

March 3, 2022

    

Saturday’s crisp and sunny day was supposed to be a time of celebration — festë — for Albanian Americans both in the Bronx and afar. What was supposed to be a planned moment for a proud community, instead turned into a scene of protest.

After a local law passed in December by the New York City Council to rename the street corner of Morris Park and Tenbroeck avenues after Albanian icon Fan Noli — founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church and celebrated cultural hero — the timing for recognition was ideal with the biennial convention of Albanian American advocacy organization Vatra in town.

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3/3/2022

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