From Dawn Newspaper
NEW YORK: A section of a busy avenue in Brooklyn — a borough of New York City — has been named after Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Under a resolution adopted on the occasion of Jinnah’s birthday on Dec 25, the New York City Council designated the part of Coney Island Avenue — where the Pakistani-American community is concentrated — as ‘Mohammad Ali Jinnah Way’.
The resolution was tabled at the New York City Council by councilman Jumaane Williams and was adopted by a majority vote.
“We are delighted over the council’s decision which meets our long-standing demand,” said PAYO President Waqil Ahmad. “It is a gift to the Pakistani-American community here as well as to the people of Pakistan,” he added.
