In August 2020, the Little Manila Street Co-Naming Initiative was launched to have a “Little Manila Avenue” street sign installed on Roosevelt Avenue, at the intersection of 70th Street on the Southwest corner in Woodside, Queens.

The street co-naming will bring visibility to the Filipino community’s contributions to New York City. There are no records of “Little Manila” elsewhere in NYC and this would make it the first. The goal is for Little Manila to be recognized as more than an ethnic enclave that adds to the diversity of the borough and the city, but home to a community that has been an integral part of the care and thrivance of fellow New Yorkers.

PETITION WEBSITE

Install “Little Manila” street sign in Woodside, Queens

PROJECT LEAD

Jaclyn Reyes

PROJECT VOLUNTEERS

Noel Aglubat
Cynthia Alberto
Joe Castillo
Xenia Diente
Michael Gorrevillas
Julie Jamora
May Madarang
Steven Raga

PRESS

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A street named “Little Manila Avenue” petition in progress
Philippine Inquirer: Petition launched to co-name NY street ‘Little Manila Avenue’
PIX 11: How Queens community is campaigning to save ‘Little Manila’ neighborhood