"The City Council on Tuesday will vote on renaming part of North Almaden Boulevard "Little Italy Way," which is not the street the historic Italian American neighborhood originally preferred. The area's nonprofit advocacy group had pushed for West St. John Street, the district's main drag, but that stretch will instead become " Shark's Way" after city leaders apparently favored their marquee hockey team in the race to shape the identity of downtown's western gateway."
""It's being led by the city and Sharks as a consolation to us," Merlander told San José Spotlight. "We're fully supportive of (the Sharks-backed renaming plan). But our organization was only involved in applying for West St. John Street earlier this year, which we didn't get. Our museum, our cultural center, Henry's Hi-Life, which used to be a boarding house for Italian immigrants in the early 1900s - all those are going to have a Shark's Way address.""
City Council will vote to rename part of North Almaden Boulevard "Little Italy Way," though local advocates had sought West St. John Street. The nonprofit Little Italy San Jose initially applied for West St. John Street but lost that designation, while West St. John will become "Shark's Way" under a separate application backed by Sharks Sports & Entertainment. Little Italy San Jose President Joshua DeVincenzi Merlander said the group's name erroneously appeared on the Sharks' application and that key local landmarks will end up with a Shark's Way address. Some business owners in the area oppose the renaming.
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