Promoting the Naming of ‘Warmbier Road’ in Front of North Korea’s UN Mission in New York
- In Manhattan, New York, USAAmerican college student detained in North Korea diesStreet name in honor of 'Otto Warmbier'Formal review of installation agenda
- The place where the designation of 'Warmbier Road' is being promotedOn the southeast corner of the intersection of 44th Street and 2nd Avenue.The North Korean Permanent Mission to...
- Warmbier was a junior at the University of Virginia in January 2016.At the Yanggakdo Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, where I visited on a tourist vehicleArrested for attempting...
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In Manhattan, New York, USA
American college student detained in North Korea dies
Street name in honor of ‘Otto Warmbier’
Formal review of installation agenda
The place where the designation of ‘Warmbier Road’ is being promoted
On the southeast corner of the intersection of 44th Street and 2nd Avenue.
The North Korean Permanent Mission to the United Nations is located there
The street in front of the ‘Diplomat Center’ building
Warmbier was a junior at the University of Virginia in January 2016.
At the Yanggakdo Hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea, where I visited on a tourist vehicle
Arrested for attempting to steal political propaganda
Released in a coma after 17 months of detention in June 2017
He returned to the United States but died six days later.
The New York City Community Board District 6 Transportation Committee
The road name installation agenda will be announced on the 4th of next month.
I plan to discuss it
Proposed designation of ‘Warmbier Road’
South Korea’s North Korean human rights group ‘New Korea Women’s Union’
It was also revealed that CEO Lee So-yeon will attend.
If the committee passes the agenda
After review and approval by the full community board meeting
A review at the city council level could be conducted
The naming of Warmbier Lane in New York City
2019 Republican City Councilman Joseph Borrelli
It was initially promoted, but did not pass the city council threshold at the time.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office expressed support to VOA
“We sincerely condemn the human rights abuses committed by North Korea and are heartbroken by the loss suffered by the Warmbier family when Otto was taken away.”
“If the city council renames a street after Otto, the mayor will support such an effort.”
After Warmbier’s detention, the U.S. State Department placed North Korea on its “travel ban” list.
The Warmbier family died in October 2017
File a lawsuit against the North Korean government in a U.S. court
A judgment was reached for damages exceeding 500 million dollars.
Tracking and recovering some of North Korea’s assets in the U.S. and around the world
In April 2020, the U.S. Congress
Adopting new sanctions law targeting North Korea
Named ‘Warmbier Law’