Painting by Jaimal Singh Naqqash (1860–1916), Mehtab Singh Naqqash (1871–1940), and Hukum Singh, courtesy of Amritpal Singh Mann, via Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mural_painting_of_Guru_Nanak_from_Gurdwara_Baba_Atal_Rai.jpg
Gurū Nānak (1469-1539), born in Punjab, India, was a spiritual leader, the founder of Sikhism, and the first of the ten Sikh gurus. The Richmond Hill neighborhood in which the street named for him is located at the heart of the Punjabi and Sikh community in Queens. Guru Nanak Way intersects with the part of 101st Avenue co-named “Punjabi Avenue.”
"Sikhism," Encyclopedia Brittanica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sikhism/Guru-Nanak
"Guru Nanak," "New World Encyclopedia, https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Guru_Nanak
Ryan Schwach, "Richmond Hill Street Co-Named for Founder of Sikhism," Queens Daily Eagle, April 24, 2023, https://queenseagle.com/all/2023/4/24/richmond-hill-street-co-named-for-founder-of-sikhism
Naiesha Rose, "Sikh Community Honors Humanitarian: Guru Nanak of Punjab Celebrated in S. Richmond Hill on 118th Street," Queens Chronicle, April 27, 2023, https://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/sikh-community-honors-humanitarian/article_e69c3d1f-5dc6-54ba-bce8-db6f3d067672.html