{"id":128795,"date":"2026-02-10T14:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/128795\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:48:11","slug":"new-york-irish-center-in-long-island-city-makes-history-with-street-co-naming-near-its-jackson-avenue-home-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/128795\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Irish Center in Long Island City makes history with street co-naming near its Jackson Avenue home \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Council Member Julie Won hosted a street co-naming ceremony honoring the New York Irish Center in Long Island City. <\/p>\n

Photo by Alex Krales\/NTC Council Media Unit<\/p>\n

A hearty group, including leaders, staff and volunteers from the New York Irish Center<\/a>, the Consul General of Ireland and community members, braved the icy streets of Long Island City<\/a> to join Council Member Julie Won at 50th Avenue and Jackson Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 7, to co-name the intersection as New York Irish Center Place.<\/p>\n

The center at 1040 Jackson Ave. was founded 21 years ago as a cultural hub for Irish Americans and its roots reflect District 26\u2019s vibrant Irish community dating back to the 1930s, when Irish immigrants came to Woodside to find jobs following the Great Depression. The New York Irish Center has since expanded to include over 25,000 New Yorkers, serving as a hub for youth, seniors, education, and the arts.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor over 20 years, the New York Irish Center has been a cornerstone of the community, culture and service in the neighborhood,\u201d Won said. \u201cIt is an honor to co-name the intersection of 50th Avenue and Jackson Avenue to commemorate the Center\u2019s legacy in our neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CouncilCouncil Member Julie Won hosted a street co-naming ceremony honoring the New York Irish Center in Long Island City. Photo by Alex Krales\/NTC Council Media Unit<\/p>\n

Since taking office in 2022, Won has provided $523,000 in funding to the New York Irish Center for programming.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe New York Irish Center has been a trusted partner throughout my time in Council, bringing people together through cultural celebration and community giveback,\u201d Won continued. \u201cThank you to George Heslin and the team at the New York Irish Center for their contributions to New York\u2019s Irish community and to Western Queens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CouncilCouncil Member Julie Won hosted a street co-naming ceremony honoring the New York Irish Center in Long Island City. Photo by Alex Krales\/NTC Council Media Unit<\/p>\n

After unveiling the new street sign and posing for some group photos, the crowd made their way back to the center a half block south and got out of the cold. New York Irish Center executive director George C. Heslin said the board of directors, staff and volunteers were truly honored by the unique street co-naming recognition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply grateful to NYC Council Member Julie Won and the wider New York City Council for this honor while supporting our mission of community, culture, and care,\u201d Heslin said. \u201cIt means so much that the New York Irish Center will be the first Irish institution in New York City\u2019s history to have a street named after it.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the unveiling was a testament to the center\u2019s founders, Fr. Colm Campbell and Mr. Paddy Reilly, who 21 years earlier had a simple vision of creating a space for the community to gather.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, I am honored to lead the Center alongside board chairman Mr. Sean Mackin, as we continue to expand its programs and ensure an Irish welcome for all,\u201d Heslin continued. \u201cEspecially our magnificent immigrant communities from across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Council Member Julie Won hosted a street co-naming ceremony honoring the New York Irish Center in Long Island…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9099,9,11,55533,10,37186,2050],"class_list":["post-128795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-council-member-julie-won","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-irish-center-place","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-irish-center","tag-street-co-naming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/128796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}