Joe Lajara wore his 🔜Mariano Rivera jersey as he signed a petition to change River Ave. outside of Yankee Stadium to Rivera Ave.
“He’s a New York icon,” the Queens resident said afterꦰ adding his name to the petition at Fole♓y’s Pub in Midtown Wednesday. “He deserves an honor like this.”
So far, the petition, which will be at Foley’s until Nov. 29 — Rivera’s 44th birthday —𝐆 has generated about 500 supporters, halfway to the goal of 1𓂃,000.
The City Council i🌺s set to vote on the measure by the end of the month, and one of the creators of the petition is confident the backing o😼f New Yorkers will help the cause.
“Once they see how many people are behind this, they won’t vote no,” said Nicole Saulter, who slapped an “A” on to the end of River Ave. during a game in Sไeptember and helped organize Wednesday’s event.
Tom Ferrara, one of the first to be struck with the idea to change the name, said nearly everyone he has talked to agrees with h💮im.
“We’re very optimistic this is going to h🐎appen,” Ferrara said. “It wꦺould be a perfect way to remember Mariano now that he’s retired.”