A New York street named after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa

Tenzing Norgay Sherpa was honored with the naming of 75th Street, Broad Way, and Woodside in Queens Borough, New York State, USA.

75th Street, Broad Way, and Woodside in Queens Borough, New York State, USA, have been named after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, the first man to set foot on the world's highest mountain, Sagarmatha, or Everest. The City Council of District 25 of Queens, New York, endorsed last April naming the road after Sherpa in response to the proposal by the United Sherpa Kidung and the USA Nepal Climbers Association.

The campaign to name the street in honor of Sherpa has been carried out for the past six years. President of the Climbers Association, Pasang Nima Sherpa, said the road named after Tenzing Sherpa has been named on Everest Day, which is a matter of pride for all of us. Earlier, the first South Asian Congresswoman, Jennifer Rajkumar, had succeeded in getting May 29 recognized as Mount Everest Day by getting a resolution passed on the same. Tenzing Sherpa's son Norbu Tenzing Norge, Dame Tenzing Norge, representatives of the Nepali Embassy, leaders of the Nepali community, and others participated in the event held on Monday._Rss

photo credit: Khabarhub

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