‘Mount Everest Way’ honors Nepalese community
BY BILL PARRY
The growing Nepali
community in western Queens
was honored with a street conaming
Saturday as a Jackson
Heights intersection was conamed
“Mount Everest Way” as
hundreds watched.
Nepal’s Ambassador to the
United States and its Consul
General joined Councilman
Costa Constantinides at 75th
Street and 31st Avenue as the
Nepali-American community
now has a permanent tribute
to its many contributions to the
borough.
“Queens is a better place
thanks to the generations of
hardworking, devoted and
giving members of the Nepali
community,” Constantinides
said at the March 9 ceremony.
“It is only right that we give
something back: a token of our
appreciation for making our
community richer.”
The City Council approved
“Mount Everest Way”
in a citywide legislative
submission to co-name
historically important streets.
Constantinides’ request noted
The Nepali-American community in western Queens was honored with a street co-naming in Jackson Heights.
that nearly 10,000 Nepalese
live in New York City with a
high concentration in Jackson
Heights. Constantinides also
noted that the population is
possibly twice as high as the
census estimated.
Nepali-Americans have
significantly increased in
numbers as they fled civil war in
the 1990s and again in the early
2000s, a “Little Nepal” section of
Queens was emerging in Jackson
Heights, Woodside, Sunnyside
and East Elmhurst, and even as
far south as Ridgewood.
Last year, Constantinides
convinced the New York State
Department of Motor Vehicles to
provide applications for learner’s
permits and other certifications
in Nepalese. He also coordinated
with Elmhurst Hospital
executives to provide translation
Courtesy of Constantinides’ offi ce
services to Nepali-American
citizens in need of help.
“Mount Everest is a fitting
metaphor for how strong the
Nepalese have been throughout
the diaspora, especially
here in Jackson Heights,”
Constantinides said.
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