Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Sunday that designates Little Yemen in the Bronx as an official cultural district.<\/p>\n
Hochul announced the designation alongside local Bronx business leaders and community members. She says it could make cultural organizations in Little Yemen eligible for state grants.<\/p>\n
\u201cLittle Yemen has long contributed to the culture of the Bronx, and it\u2019s about time we recognize it,\u201d Hochul said.<\/p>\n
The district now has official geographic boundaries, stretching from White Plains Road to Bronxdale Avenue, with Van Nest Avenue marking its southern boundary.<\/p>\n
The designation carries deep significance for residents, according to Little Yemen Council Founder and President Yhay Obeid, who described Little Yemen as \u201cmore than a name on a map.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a thriving community built by hardworking families, small businesses, and generations of immigrants. This designation opens a new chapter of cultural preservation, economic opportunity and continued growth for our entire neighborhood,\u201d Obeid added.<\/p>\n
State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez and Assemblymember John Zaccaro Jr., who sponsored the bill, both thanked Hochul for signing it into law.<\/p>\n
\u201cLittle Yemen reflects our borough’s story, where families from different backgrounds have built communities and contributed to the neighborhoods they call home,\u201d Fernandez said.<\/p>\n
Zaccaro described the designation as \u201ca historic moment for the Bronx and the Yemeni-American community.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Sunday that designates Little Yemen in the Bronx as an official cultural…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376584,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-376583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376583","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=376583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}