If you were from anywhere near newark you'd know! What is now the portuguese/brazilian section of the city has gone by that moniker since at least the 40s/50s when my italian grandparents lived in newark before the riots

I think this is a common translation error from Spanish/Portuguese. My friends and I have been going to eat down neck in Newark for years and have seen the same th after the date on countless advertisements/flyers posted at the bars and restaurants. Always made us laugh too