By Kristen Guglielmo

In what Councilmember Lynn Schulman, center, called a “historic first,” a New York City intersection last Saturday was co-named “Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Marg Way,” in honor of the ninth Sikh Guru. The site, at 114th Street and 101st Avenue in Richmond Hill, is said to be the first street location named after him outside of India.

The co-naming was the result of legislation introduced by Schulman. At a City Council hearing last December, the councilmember said Tegh Bahadur “was a poet, philosopher and warrior whose teachings of love, compassion and justice resonate deeply across generations.”

Attendees at the ceremony included Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, Community Board 9 Chair Sherry Algredo, a representative of Assemblymember David Weprin and members of the Gurdwara Baba Makhan Shah Lubana, which sits at the intersection.

In a Facebook post, Schulman wrote, “114th St & 101st Ave. in Richmond Hill, home to Gurdwara Makhan Shah Lubana, will now be known as Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Marg Way, to honor the 9th Sikh Guru’s legacy of sacrifice, compassion, and unwavering stand for justice.”

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