The New York City Council adopted Resolution 163-A on November 12, designating the fourth week of November as The Shangri-Las Week. The resolution recognizes the group formed by teenagers from Andrew Jackson High School in Cambria Heights, Queens.
The Council record traces the group's rise through dramatic 1960s recordings and identifies six Top 40 singles between 1964 and 1966. It also notes the group's performance at the 1965 World's Fair in Queens and a visual style that differed from the formal image associated with many earlier vocal groups.
A commemorative resolution does not create a city program or require public spending. Its function is civic recognition, placing a local music story into the Council's official record and identifying the fourth week of November for observance.
The legislative text names later artists influenced by the group and records the deaths of three members, with Betty Weiss Nelson identified as the surviving member. Readers seeking recordings or photographs should use licensed sources; the city designation does not change copyright in the group's music or images.
Primary sources: New York City Council November 12 legislation announcement; Resolution 163-A legislative record. Reviewed November 13, 2026. Development: Resolution adopted November 12, 2026.