STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Hundreds of Albanian Americans and local officials gathered on Nov. 30 to dedicate “Isa Boletini Way” at the intersection of Father Capodanno Boulevard and Seaview Avenue. The street sign now stands meters from “Ismail Qemali Road,” which was named two years ago, symbolically uniting two Albanian national heroes who never met in life.

The ceremony brought together government officials from Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Albania, along with New York state and city leaders. Naser Nika, president of the Albanian American Association of Staten Island, led the multi-year effort to secure the street naming.

“Today, we are not simply naming a street. Today, we are honoring our history, our roots, and the figures who gave us a national identity,” Nika told the gath

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