Victor Victor Way (Manhattan)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of 176th Street and Fort Washington Avenue
Honoree: Victor José Victor Rojas (1948-2020) was born in Santiago de los Caballeros. His professional life began in 1972, with the authorship of La Casita (The Little House), which he sang with Wilfrido Vargas. It launched his career as a performer and composer. In the 1970s, his dissatisfaction with domestic politics and economic policies in the Dominican Republic inspired him to write songs with social and political content. He also took part in the movement opposed to the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, and he began to write protest songs. He founded and led the group Nueva Fortuna, and in 1978, he created the group Flamboyán. For five years he shared the stage with the most important figures of the Latin American song and performed in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Cuba, the United States and Italy. Victor Victor studied the musical roots of merengue and bachata, recreated the genre and enriched it. Successes such as “Mesita de nocheâ€�, “Ando buscando un amorâ€� y “Así es mi amorâ€� have been performed by leading Dominican and foreign vocalists. In 1990, he released his fourth album, entitled “Un chin de venenoâ€�, which was an international success. It succesfully fuses Caribbean rhythms in a new style. Victor Victor has to his credit the long-running albums entitled “Ã�lbum rojoâ€�, “Flamboyanâ€�, “Con sus flores y sus vainasâ€�, “Cotidianoâ€�, “Artistas por la pazâ€�, “Inspiracionesâ€�, “Tu corazónâ€� y “Alma de Barrioâ€�. In 2007, he recorded the social-themed album “Verde y negroâ€� as a tribute to the freedom fighters of the Dominican Republic. Victor died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Santo Domingo at age 71. He remains a beloved and influential artist for hundreds of thousands of Dominicans in New York City. (Rodriguez)
LL:2021/14

Víctor Víctor Way (Manhattan)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of 178th Street and Fort Washington
Honoree: Victor José Victor Rojas (1948-2020), a songwriter and composer, was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, in the Dominican Republic. His professional life began in 1972 with " La Casita" (The Little House), which he sang with Wilfrido Vargas. This piece launched his career as a performer and composer, work that kept him busy for the rest of his life. In the 1970s, his dissatisfaction with domestic politics and economic policies in the Dominican Rpublic inspired him to write songs with social and political content. Mr. Víctor also took part in the movement opposed to the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, and he began to write protest songs. As a young man he traveled the country as part of youth groups protesting the government while receiving an education in local rhythms. Between 1973 and 1978, he founded and led the group Nueva Fortuna, with which he traveled all over the country. In 1978, he created the group Flamboyán, through which he projected his music as a sample of rhythmic intermixing. For five years he shared the stage with the most important figures of the Latin American song and performed in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Cuba, the United States and Italy. Victor Victor studied the musical roots of merengue and bachata, recreated the genre and enriched it. Successes such as “Mesita de noche”, “Ando buscando un amor” and “Así es mi amor” have been performed by leading Dominican and foreign vocalists. His fourth album, “Un chin de veneno” (1990) was an international success. In 2007, he recorded the social-themed album “Verde y negro” as a tribute to the freedom fighters of the Dominican Republic. Victor died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Santo Domingo at age 71. (Rodriguez) This designation replaces Section 61 of Local Law 14 of 2021.
LL:2022/54