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The dataset contains the metadata provided on the NYC Honorary Street Names Map. The dataset will include City Council Introduction Number, the local law enactment number and date, category of change, borough, new name of the street or intersection, present name, limits, zip code, Introduced by Council Member(s), Biographical information of the individual, Notes, Longitude and Latitude coordinates.

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Int. No. 289-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 289-A • Enactment Date: 2006-05-23T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2006-08-05T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.97625698399997,40.67311378200003]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 289-A
Enactment Date
2006-05-23T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2006-08-05T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2006/013
Category
Intersection
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Jackie Connor’s Corner
Limits
Northwest corner of 7th Avenue and Carroll Street
Zip Code
11215.0
Introduced By Council Members
Yassky
Biographical Information
Jackie Connor was an advocate for the poor, the homeless, the underpaid, the tenant, the senior citizen, the child, and the teenager. She was the one you called for to help you spread the news about an injustice or something that needed fixing or taken c
Int. No. 480-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 480-A • Enactment Date: 2022-08-14T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.95197997499997,40.82708263600006]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 480-A
Enactment Date
2022-08-14T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2022-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2022/081
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Judge Hubert T. Delany Way
Limits
At the intersection of 145th Street and Riverside Drive
Zip Code
10031.0
Introduced By Council Members
Abreu
Biographical Information
Hubert T. Delany was an American civil rights pioneer, a lawyer, a politician, Assistant U.S. Attorney, the first African-American Tax Commissioner of New York and one of the first appointed African-American judges in New York City. He served on the boar
Int. No. 1054
Intro Number: Int. No. 1054 • Enactment Date: 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2016-07-15T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.92841791499995,40.86024065600003]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1054
Enactment Date
2016-02-25T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2016-07-15T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2016/023
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Sidney Offerman Way
Limits
At the intersection of Nagle Street and Ellwood Street
Zip Code
10040.0
Introduced By Council Members
Rodriguez
Biographical Information
Sidney Offerman joined the Board of Directors of the YMHA of Washington Heights in 1945. He was instrumental in the building the Y’s new building when the YMHA of Inwood merged with the YMHA of Washington Heights to become the YM & YWHA of Washington H
Int. No. 968
Intro Number: Int. No. 968 • Enactment Date: 2024-07-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2024-08-07T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.82105107199999,40.814938839000035]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 968
Enactment Date
2024-07-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2024-08-07T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2024/081
Category
Intersection
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Patrolman Nicholas J. Binetti Way
Limits
At the intersection of Harding Avenue and Huntington Avenue
Zip Code
10465.0
Introduced By Council Members
Marmorato
Biographical Information
Nicholas J. Binetti served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He then went on to serve with the NYPD for 41 years, retiring on December 31, 1997. While protecting the Manhattan District Attorney Frank S. Hogan, he and his partner were ambus
Int. No. 550
Intro Number: Int. No. 550 • Enactment Date: 1948-10-08T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1948-11-06T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.97027262299997,40.609539013000074]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 550
Enactment Date
1948-10-08T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1948-11-06T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1948/065
Category
Playground
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Col. David Marcus Memorial Playground
Limits
Three existing parcels used for playground purposes lying north of Avenue P and running from 66 feet west of and parallel with East 4th Street to Ocean Parkway.
Zip Code
11230.0
Introduced By Council Members
Cunningham, Clemente, Davis Jr., Vogel, Quinn, and Quill
Biographical Information
Col. David Marcus was born in Brooklyn on February 22, 1901. He attended Boys' High School, where he distinguished himself as a baseball and football athlete. In 1920 he was appointed to West Point and upon graduation was commissioned in the United State
Int. No. 1119-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1119-A • Enactment Date: 1982-03-05T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1982-10-02T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.93861386899994,40.81352833100004]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1119-A
Enactment Date
1982-03-05T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1982-10-02T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1982/014
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Howard Bennett Playground
Limits
A playground located on the north side of West 135th Street midway between Lenox Avenue and Fifth Avenue
Zip Code
10037.0
Introduced By Council Members
Samuel, Codd, Foster, Pinkett, Williams, Ward, Povman, Wallace and Stern
Biographical Information
Howard Bennett was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, on March 22, 1911. Mr. Bennett, one of sixteen children of George and Mary Bennett, attended Public School in New York City.

Mr. Bennett was most widely known for his Chairmanship of The Natio
Int. No. 2477
Intro Number: Int. No. 2477 • Enactment Date: 2022-01-15T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.82894972999998,40.70979298100008]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 2477
Enactment Date
2022-01-15T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2022-07-15T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2022/054
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
rue Barry Lewis Way
Limits
At the southeast corner of Lefferts Boulevard and Talbot Street
Zip Code
11415.0
Introduced By Council Members
Koslowitz
Biographical Information
Barry Lewis was best known as the quintessential New York City historical and architectural walking tour guide. He co-hosted with David Hartman the TV special, “A Walk Down 42nd Street,” which aired on the New York PBS station WNET in 1998. The speci
Int. No. 590-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 590-A • Enactment Date: 2011-07-11T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2011-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.93765303999999,40.81852686800005]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 590-A
Enactment Date
2011-07-11T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2011-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/047
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Jack Johnson Plaza
Limits
At the intersection of Lenox Avenue and 142nd Street
Zip Code
10037.0
Introduced By Council Members
Dickens
Biographical Information
Jack Johnson was an American boxer, the second African-American boxing champion and the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion.  He was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 19
Int. No. 525
Intro Number: Int. No. 525 • Enactment Date: 1974-09-03T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1974-10-10T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.84280863099997,40.86904065300007]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 525
Enactment Date
1974-09-03T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1974-10-10T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1974/040
Category
Park
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Emile J. Cavanagh Park
Limits
A triangular shaped area bounded on the south by Gun Hill Road, on the north by Eastchester Road and on the west by Adee Avenue.
Zip Code
10469.0
Introduced By Council Members
Mercorella, Kaufman. And Mele
Biographical Information
Emile J. Cavanagh was born in New York City on November 12, 1895. A veteran of World War I, he married and moved to the northeast Bronx in 1923. He is now a retired typographer.

The northeast Bronx was largely undeveloped and poor public transportation
Int. No. 897
Intro Number: Int. No. 897 • Enactment Date: 2023-03-19T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2023-07-05T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.94455268699994,40.80905301800004]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 897
Enactment Date
2023-03-19T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2023-07-05T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2023/044
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
The Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad Way
Limits
At the intersection of West 127th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard
Zip Code
10027.0
Introduced By Council Members
Richardson Jordan
Biographical Information
Elijah Muhammad was the leader of the religious and social movement known as the Nation of Islam (NOI). He served as the inspiration and mentor to many, by preaching a new form of Islam tailored to the needs and problems of African Americans, such as eco
Int. No. 1300
Intro Number: Int. No. 1300 • Enactment Date: 2019-01-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.76380096799994,40.671637807000025]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1300
Enactment Date
2019-01-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2019-07-09T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2019/024
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
Rev. Dr. Freddie Brunswick Sr. Way
Limits
At the intersection of 140th Avenue and 180th Street
Zip Code
11434.0
Introduced By Council Members
Richards
Biographical Information
Rev. Freddie Brunswick was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He was drafted into the United States Military and served until 1949. After having attended the National Baptist Convention in New York City, he moved to Harlem, New York in 1951 and joined the
Int. No. 289-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 289-A • Enactment Date: 2006-05-23T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2006-08-05T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.14590871599995,40.610437113000046]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 289-A
Enactment Date
2006-05-23T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2006-08-05T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2006/013
Category
Intersection
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
SI Borough President (1977-1984) Anthony R. Gaeta Place
Limits
Underneath the Stewart Avenue sign at the Northeast corner of Victory Blvd
Zip Code
10314.0
Introduced By Council Members
McMahon
Biographical Information
Anthony R. Gaeta, a former councilman of the City of New York, was elected Borough President of Staten Island on June 10, 1977. He attended New York University and Cornell University where he studied Business Administration and Real Estate procedure. Am
Int. No. 1227
Intro Number: Int. No. 1227 • Enactment Date: 2016-08-03T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2016-08-19T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.90849734399995,40.893564722000065]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1227
Enactment Date
2016-08-03T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2016-08-19T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2016/092
Category
Intersection
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Grace Belkin Way
Limits
At the intersection of West 246th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway
Zip Code
10471.0
Introduced By Council Members
Cohen
Biographical Information
Grace Belkin was the first District Manager of Bronx Community Board 8 (CB 8). Upon the establishment of the current community board system in the late 1970’s, she became one of the first to serve in the capacity of a professional manager. She remaine
Int. No. 2187
Intro Number: Int. No. 2187 • Enactment Date: 2021-01-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.85129663799995,40.72252115900005]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 2187
Enactment Date
2021-01-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2021-07-16T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2021/014
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
Detective Jeffrey A. Lee Way
Limits
At the southwest corner of Yellowstone Boulevard and Austin Street
Zip Code
11375.0
Introduced By Council Members
Koslowitz
Biographical Information
Detective Lee served with the NYPD for 25 years. He was assigned to the 112th Precinct Detective Squad and made hundreds of arrests, earning him promotions to Detective Investigator and Detective 2nd Grade. He died as a result of 9/11 related illness fol
Int. No. 849
Intro Number: Int. No. 849 • Enactment Date: 2015-08-10T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2015-07-18T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.11641967199995,40.637068886000066]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 849
Enactment Date
2015-08-10T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2015-07-18T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2015/076
Category
Intersection
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
Wayne “Chops” Derrick Way
Limits
At the southwest corner underneath the Henderson Avenue sign at the intersection of Henerdson Avenue and Campbell Avenue
Zip Code
10310.0
Introduced By Council Members
Rose
Biographical Information
Wayne Derrick was a community activist and a mentor to North Shore youths for more than 30 years. He worked as a boiler mechanic and certified stationary fireman at PS 18 in West Brighton, the school he had attended, for 34 years until he retired in 199
Int. No. 1227
Intro Number: Int. No. 1227 • Enactment Date: 2016-08-03T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2016-07-18T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.84571596699993,40.72949801100003]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1227
Enactment Date
2016-08-03T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2016-07-18T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2016/092
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
THE RAMONES WAY
Limits
At the intersection of 67th Avenue and 110th Street in front of the main entrance of Forest Hills High School
Zip Code
11375.0
Introduced By Council Members
Koslowitz
Biographical Information
This co-naming would honor the legendary punk rock group The Ramones. Formed in 1974, the original lineup consisted of John Cummings (Johnny Ramone), Jeffrey Hyman (Joey Ramone), Douglas Colvin (Dee Dee Ramone) and Thomas Erdelyi (Tommy Ramone). The Ra
Int. No. 16
Intro Number: Int. No. 16 • Enactment Date: 1958-03-10T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1958-04-28T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.97440271399995,40.78258400500005]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 16
Enactment Date
1958-03-10T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1958-04-28T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1958/001
Category
Park
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Theodore Roosevelt Park
Present Name
Manhattan Square Park
Limits
West 77th Street, Columbus Avenue, West 81st Street and Central Park West
Zip Code
10024.0
Introduced By Council Members
Okin and Isaacs
Biographical Information
Biographical Information obtained from 1924 City Council Proceedings Nos. 193, 363:

This plot is one of the finest in the city, containing over seventeen and one-half acres fronting on Central Park. It is the home of the American Museum of Natural Hist
Int. No. 897
Intro Number: Int. No. 897 • Enactment Date: 2023-03-19T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2023-07-02T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.21108396499994,40.530249989000026]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 897
Enactment Date
2023-03-19T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2023-07-02T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2023/044
Category
Intersection
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
John G. Vosilla Drive
Limits
At the intersection of Drumgoole Road West and Maguire Avenue
Zip Code
10309.0
Introduced By Council Members
Borelli
Biographical Information
John G. Vosilla dedicated his life to education and youth development. He was a graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School and St. Francis College of Brooklyn and held a master's degree in special education from Touro College. He was a gifted educator wit
Int. No. 2477
Intro Number: Int. No. 2477 • Enactment Date: 2022-01-15T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.84864342999998,40.851081898000075]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 2477
Enactment Date
2022-01-15T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2022-07-15T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2022/054
Category
Intersection
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Fan Noli Way
Limits
At the intersection of Morris Park Avenue and Tenbroeck Avenue
Zip Code
10461.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gjonaj
Biographical Information
Theofan Stilian Noli, known as Fan Noli, was an Albanian writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, and founder of the Orthodox Church of Albanian, who served as Prime Minister. Fan Noli is venerated by Albanians as a champion of literatur
Int. No. 437-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 437-A • Enactment Date: 2003-06-03T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2003-08-05T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.90281625299997,40.706472484000074]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 437-A
Enactment Date
2003-06-03T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2003-08-05T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2003/034
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
Frank Koestner Avenue
Limits
The intersection of Forest Avenue and Woodbine Street
Zip Code
11385.0
Introduced By Council Members
Addabbo Jr., Avella, Fidler, Gioia, Nelson, Quinn, Sears, Vallone Jr., Oddo, Barron, Comrie, Davis, Jackson, Koppell, Liu, McMahon, Perkins, Sanders Jr., Stewart, Weprin, Gallagher and Lanza.
Biographical Information
Awaiting Biographical Information
Int. No. 935
Intro Number: Int. No. 935 • Enactment Date: 2012-10-02T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2012-07-29T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.98203965899995,40.57906772600006]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 935
Enactment Date
2012-10-02T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2012-07-29T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2012/048
Category
Intersection
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Frank Pane Way
Limits
On the southwest corner of Neptune Avenue and Stilwell Avenue
Zip Code
11224.0
Introduced By Council Members
Recchia, Jr.
Biographical Information
Frank Pane was president of the Neighborhood Improvement Organization of Coney Island, president of the 60th Precinct Community Council, a founding member of Astella Development Corp., and officer of the Coney Island Italian Cultural Association and a me
Int. No. 331-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 331-A • Enactment Date: 1979-10-09T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1979-10-03T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.96976896699994,40.74927913300007]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 331-A
Enactment Date
1979-10-09T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1979-10-03T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1979/058
Category
Park
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Ralph J. Bunche park
Limits
The park area on the west side of United Nations Plaza between the easterly prolongation of the north building line of east 42nd street to the easterly prolongation of the south building line of east 43rd street
Zip Code
10017.0
Introduced By Council Members
Samuel, Codd, Ward, Povman, Foster, Eisland, Katz, Gerges and Stern
Biographical Information
Ralph Johnson Bunche was born in Detroit, Michigan on August 7, 1904. He served with the OSS during World War II and joined the State Department in 1944 and participated in the United Nations planning sessions at Dumbarton Oaks and the San Francisco Conf
Int. No. 1045-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1045-A • Enactment Date: 2013-07-01T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-26T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.79359104399998,40.69976202200007]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1045-A
Enactment Date
2013-07-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-26T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/050
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
Rev. Carl and Mother Helen Baldwin Way
Limits
At the intersection of South Road and Guy R. Brewer Boulevard
Zip Code
11433.0
Introduced By Council Members
Comrie
Biographical Information
Rev. Carl L. Baldwin worked for the Reality House Drug Free Service in Harlem in the early 1970’s. He founded the 1st Block Association of 140th Street on Rockaway Blvd in the mid 1970’s. He founded the St. Albans Little League in the late 1970’s
BOAP Int. No. 805, BOAR No. 151
Intro Number: BOAP Int. No. 805, BOAR No. 151 • Enactment Date: 1937-04-30T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1937-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.89104127399997,40.82534402400006]}
Intro Number
BOAP Int. No. 805, BOAR No. 151
Enactment Date
1937-04-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1937-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
Not Provided
Category
Park
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Benjamin Gladstone Square
Present Name
Fox Square
Limits
Fox Square
Zip Code
10459.0
Introduced By Council Members
Alderman Keegan
Biographical Information
That this change of name of Fox square to Benjamin Gladstone square, in the Borough of the Bronx, is to pay a tribute of respect to the memory of a man who was actively identified with the civic and social benefit work in this section of The Bronx for ma
Notes
This information is located in the Municipal Library at 31 Chambers Street in Index Cards and Microfilm.

BOAP: Board of Aldermen Proceedings book
BOAR: Board of Aldermen Resolutions book

Formerly Fox Square. Named Apr. 30, 1937 – Bd. of Ald. Or
Int. No. 1144
Intro Number: Int. No. 1144 • Enactment Date: 1977-10-28T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1977-10-09T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.99273675099994,40.76145955000004]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1144
Enactment Date
1977-10-28T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1977-10-09T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1977/078
Category
Playground
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
May Mathews Playground
Limits
Beginning at a point on the northerly line of West 45th street, said point being 250 feet east of the easterly line of 10th avenue; running thence northerly 200.83 feet to a point on the southerly line of West 46th street; thence easterly 100 feet along
Zip Code
10036.0
Introduced By Council Members
Greitzer, Messrs, Stern and Wagner
Biographical Information
May Mathews, executive director of Hartley House, was born in 1877 and died in 1974. She graduated from Wellsley College in 1903, the same year in which she assumed the leadership of Hartley House. Ms. Mathews retained this position until 1957.

A forcef
Int. No. 551
Intro Number: Int. No. 551 • Enactment Date: 1995-06-02T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1995-07-17T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.94473399999998,40.82902300000006]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 551
Enactment Date
1995-06-02T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1995-07-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1995/047
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Firefighters Lawrence Fitzpatrick and Gerard Frisby Corner
Limits
The northeast corner of West 151st Street and Amsterdam Avenue
Zip Code
10031.0
Introduced By Council Members
Michels, Eisland, Foster, Povman, DiBrienza, Fisher, Duane, Linares, McCabe, Robinson, Eristoff, Abel, Albanese, Berman, Clarke, Cruz, Dear, DeMarco, Malavé-Dilán, Eldridge, Fields, Fossella, Freed, Fusco, Harrison, Henry, Koslowitz, Lasher, Leffler, M
Biographical Information
Nearly fifteen years ago, on June 27, 1980, Firefighters Lawrence Fitzpatrick and Gerard Frisby gave their lives while fighting a three-alarm fire at 512 West 151st Street in Manhattan. Although at least thirty other firefighters were treated for a varie
Int. No. 324
Intro Number: Int. No. 324 • Enactment Date: 1963-12-18T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1963-10-23T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 324
Enactment Date
1963-12-18T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1963-10-23T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1963/083
Category
Facility
Borough
Queens
New Name
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Present Name
New York International Airport Anderson Field
Limits
The easterly right of way line of the Rockaway line of the New York City transit authority, the southerly side of South Conduit Avenue, the westerly side of 124th Street, the southerly side of 152nd Avenue the westerly side of 130th Street, the southerly
Zip Code
11430.0
Introduced By Council Members
Curtis, DiCarlo, Kupferman, Curry, Cuite, Sharison, Perman, Weiss, Sadowksy, and Katzman
Biographical Information
This Airport is the gateway not only to New York but to America.

Through this teeming terminal for the airlines of the world passes a procession of heads of state, diplomatic dignitaries, the businessmen and the tourists from five continents such as can
Int. No. 1613
Intro Number: Int. No. 1613 • Enactment Date: 2017-06-24T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2017-07-22T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.97935946199993,40.77682744900005]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1613
Enactment Date
2017-06-24T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2017-07-22T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2017/110
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Mrs. Ponsie B. Hillman Way
Limits
At the northwest corner of Col Avenue and West 71st Street
Zip Code
10023.0
Introduced By Council Members
Rosenthal
Biographical Information
Ponsie B. Hillman was a retired teacher and former Assistant Treasurer of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). She was a lifetime member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and the NAACP. In 1963, she received a Teacher of the Year award for worki
Int. No. 2477
Intro Number: Int. No. 2477 • Enactment Date: 2022-01-15T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.79174966999994,40.72578303100005]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 2477
Enactment Date
2022-01-15T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2022-07-15T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2022/054
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
St. John's Way
Limits
At the intersection of Union Turnpike and Utopia Parkway
Zip Code
11366.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gennaro
Biographical Information
This co-naming will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of St. John's the University.
Int. No. 1501-2025
Intro Number: Int. No. 1501-2025 • Enactment Date: 2026-01-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2026-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.98820416199999,40.71855329600004]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1501-2025
Enactment Date
2026-01-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2026-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2026/48
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Jack Kirby Way
Limits
At the intersection of Delancey Street and Essex Street
Zip Code
10002.0
Introduced By Council Members
Marte
Biographical Information
Jack Kirby was a comic book artist and is regarded as one of the major innovators and influential creators in the comic book medium. Characters he created, with Stan Lee, include Captain America, Thor, the Hulk, Iron Man, Black Panther and the X-Men. He
Int. No. 1338
Intro Number: Int. No. 1338 • Enactment Date: 2025-08-13T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.88019035299999,40.763714968000045]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1338
Enactment Date
2025-08-13T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2025-09-18T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2025/121
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
Wilson Perez Way
Limits
At the intersection of 89th Street and Astoria Boulevard
Zip Code
11369.0
Introduced By Council Members
Moya and Cabán
Biographical Information
Wilson Perez served in the United States Army and received the National Defense Service Medal. He later served as Commander of the VFW Post 2477 for over 20 years, was the Junior Vice Commander of District 1 Queens County VFW, was a life member of the D
Int. No. 1045-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1045-A • Enactment Date: 2013-07-01T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-29T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.94143009299995,40.74740321400003]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1045-A
Enactment Date
2013-07-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-29T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/050
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
Sculpture Street
Limits
At the intersection of Purves Street and Jackson Avenue
Zip Code
11101.0
Introduced By Council Members
Van Bramer
Biographical Information
This co-naming would commemorate the SculptureCenter which has been an active contributor to New York City's cultural community since 1928. It was originally founded as "The Clay Club" by Dorothea Denslow, and was renamed in 1944 and in 1948 moved to a c
Int. No. 899
Intro Number: Int. No. 899 • Enactment Date: 1980-11-06T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1980-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.97941625299995,40.71379904200006]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 899
Enactment Date
1980-11-06T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1980-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1980/068
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Samuel A. Spiegel Square
Limits
Intersection of Grand Street and Madison Street
Zip Code
10002.0
Introduced By Council Members
Stern, Olivieri, Crispino, Friedlander, Michels, Ryan, Steingut, and Codd
Biographical Information
Samuel A. Spiegel was born on April 26, 1914, in a tenement on the lower East Side.

He graduated from St. John's University and its law school and was admitted to the bar at twenty-one years of age.

He served as an assemblyman from Manhattan in the lat
Int. No. 685
Intro Number: Int. No. 685 • Enactment Date: 1986-11-19T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1986-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.99495733799995,40.700702214000046]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 685
Enactment Date
1986-11-19T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1986-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1986/053
Category
Park
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Harry Chapin Park
Limits
An existing park located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Columbia Heighs and Middagh Street
Zip Code
11201.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gerges, Alter, Dear, Dryfoos, Ferrer, Greitzer, Harrison, Leffler, Messinger, Michels. O'Donovan, Povman, Williams, Ward, Foster, Wooten, DiBrienza, Pinkett and Lisa
Biographical Information
Harry Chapin was a New York resident. He was raised in Brooklyn Heights. He was well known both as a singer-songwriter and a humanitarian. Some of his greatest hits were "Cat's in the Cradle" and "Taxi" which were favorites of millions of people.

Even m
Int. No. 935
Intro Number: Int. No. 935 • Enactment Date: 2012-10-02T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2012-07-29T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.89670274899999,40.881202331000054]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 935
Enactment Date
2012-10-02T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2012-07-29T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2012/048
Category
Intersection
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Howard E. Padernacht Place
Limits
At the southwest corner of Giles Place and Sedgwick Avenue
Zip Code
10463.0
Introduced By Council Members
Koppell
Biographical Information
Howard Padernacht was a local community leader for over 30 years who dealt with local landlords and negotiated on behalf of tenants when they were having difficulty with owners. He also lead the tenants of the Shalom Alechem houses in receipt of the fir
Int. No. 1033
Intro Number: Int. No. 1033 • Enactment Date: 2009-07-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.11080698199999,40.637744000000055]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1033
Enactment Date
2009-07-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/046
Category
Intersection
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
Police Officer Gerard L. Carter Avenue
Limits
At the intersection of Pelton Avenue and Henderson Avenue
Zip Code
10310.0
Introduced By Council Members
Mitchell
Biographical Information
Gerard L. Carter served on the NYPD since 1993. He was stationed in the Staten Island Public Housing Unit in South Beach where he was known for befriending children who lived in the housing developments, serving as a role model for them. He was only an
Int. No. 825
Intro Number: Int. No. 825 • Enactment Date: 2008-10-10T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2008-08-02T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.00053924299993,40.72876495200006]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 825
Enactment Date
2008-10-10T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2008-08-02T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2008/048
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Aux P.O. Eugene Marshalik Corner
Limits
At the southwest corner of Sullivan Street and Bleecker Street
Zip Code
10012.0
Introduced By Council Members
Quinn
Biographical Information
Eugene Marshalik was tragically killed in the line of duty on March 14, 2007. He was an Auxiliary Police Officer in the Sixth Precinct for just over a year. A native of Russia, he immigrated to America at the age of five with his parents. He attended
Int. No. 1744
Intro Number: Int. No. 1744 • Enactment Date: 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2017-07-23T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.94335273399997,40.81610536900007]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1744
Enactment Date
2017-12-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2017-07-23T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2017/237
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Tuskegee Airman Dabney N. Montgomery Place
Limits
At the northwest corner of 136th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
Zip Code
10030.0
Introduced By Council Members
Perkins
Biographical Information
Dabney Montgomery served in the Army Air Corps as one of the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII and earned a Congressional Gold Medal. He was also awarded a Good Conduct Medal, the WWII Victory Medal; the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal with two
BOAP Int. No. 261, BOAR No. 197
Intro Number: BOAP Int. No. 261, BOAR No. 197 • Enactment Date: 1932-05-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1932-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.95482351799996,40.74337201000003]}
Intro Number
BOAP Int. No. 261, BOAR No. 197
Enactment Date
1932-05-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1932-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
Not Provided
Category
Playground
Borough
Queens
New Name
John Andrews Playground
Limits
The unnamed area acquired for a public playground by the City of New York, located on the south side of 49th Avenue (old 5th Street), 100 feet west of Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City
Zip Code
11101.0
Introduced By Council Members
Henrich, Deutschmann, Hanley, Bauer, Donnelly, Schwab. Williams, Nugent, Ott, Hartung and Moses
Biographical Information
That the purpose of this resolution is to honor the memory of one active in the civic affairs of the Borough of Queens during the period of his lifetime.
Notes
This information is located in the Municipal Library at 31 Chambers Street in Index Cards and Microfilm.

BOAP: Board of Aldermen Proceedings book
BOAR: Board of Aldermen Resolutions book

Named May 17th, 1932 - Bd of Ald. Ord. Res. etc. 1932. p.
Int. No. 1300
Intro Number: Int. No. 1300 • Enactment Date: 2019-01-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2019-07-08T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.78581595299994,40.84516795400003]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 1300
Enactment Date
2019-01-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2019-07-08T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2019/024
Category
Intersection
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Freemason Way
Limits
At the west side of Schofield Street and City Island Avenue
Zip Code
10464.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gjonaj
Biographical Information
This co-naming would commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the Bronx Masonic District. The Bronx Masonic District supports the local boys and girl scouts, local churches and the Toys for Tots program.
Int. No. 2187
Intro Number: Int. No. 2187 • Enactment Date: 2021-01-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2021-07-17T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.80908453599994,40.78466812900007]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 2187
Enactment Date
2021-01-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2021-07-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2021/014
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
Msgr. John C. Tosi Way
Limits
At the intersection of Clintonville Street and Locke Avenue
Zip Code
11357.0
Introduced By Council Members
Vallone
Biographical Information
Msgr. John C. Tosi was a lifelong Queens resident. He was born in Flushing and attended St. Ann’s School and later went to Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in Jackson Heights. He later studied at Cathedral College in Douglaston and Immaculate Co
Int. No. 388
Intro Number: Int. No. 388 • Enactment Date: 2014-07-09T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2014-07-22T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.80210698799993,40.69444631600004]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 388
Enactment Date
2014-07-09T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2014-07-22T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2014/034
Category
Intersection
Borough
Queens
New Name
Major Fred O. “Blue Eagle” Wilson Square
Limits
At the southwest corner of Tuskegee Airmen Way and Sutphin Boulevard
Zip Code
11435.0
Introduced By Council Members
Wills
Biographical Information
Fred O. Wilson was a decorated pilot and one of the last remaining Tuskegee Airmen who served in World War II. He was one of four Native American pilots to fly with the Tuskegee Airmen, a predominantly African-American fighter squadron which is remember
Int. No. 281-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 281-A • Enactment Date: 2004-05-05T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2004-08-06T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.01785016699995,40.62942168600006]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 281-A
Enactment Date
2004-05-05T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2004-08-06T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2004/008
Category
Intersection
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Det. Frank P. Collins Avenue
Limits
The intersection of 72nd Street and 7th Avenue
Zip Code
11209.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gentile
Biographical Information
Born on December 9,1973, raised in New York City, Frank Collins could only be described as self-sacrificing. After attending Kingsborough Community College, he enlisted in the United States Army. Frank enlisted in the United States Army Reserve where h
Int. No. 128
Intro Number: Int. No. 128 • Enactment Date: 1950-06-13T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1950-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.95822522099996,40.80057341000003]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 128
Enactment Date
1950-06-13T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1950-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1950/040
Category
Intersection
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Frederick Douglass Circle
Limits
Entire open street area at the intersection of Central Park West, 8th avenue and Cathedral Parkway
Zip Code
10026.0
Introduced By Council Members
Kranis, Low, Schreckinger, Boland, Treulich and Bloom
Biographical Information
Frederick Douglass was a famous abolitionist and leader before and after the Civil War. He is rated by many persons as one of the greatest Negroes ever born in the United States. Some rate him as having been greater than Booker T. Washington, founder of
Int. No. 790
Intro Number: Int. No. 790 • Enactment Date: 1980-07-30T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1980-10-03T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.82931333399995,40.85175202100004]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 790
Enactment Date
1980-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1980-10-03T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1980/038
Category
Intersection
Borough
Bronx
New Name
George Meany Square
Limits
A traffic island located at the intersection of Continental Avenue, Westchester Avenue, and Wilkinson Avenue
Zip Code
10461.0
Introduced By Council Members
DeMarco, Crispino, Kaufman, and Ryan
Biographical Information
George Meany was the national secretary of the American Federation of Labor from 1939 through 1952, at which time he became the national president. In 1955, he arranged a merger of the AFL and the Congress of Industrial Organization and served as the nat
Int. No. 318-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 318-A • Enactment Date: 2003-01-07T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2003-08-04T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.11465076399998,40.576919942000075]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 318-A
Enactment Date
2003-01-07T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2003-08-04T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2003/006
Category
Intersection
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
Frank J. Spinelli, Jr. Way
Limits
The intersection of Otis Avenue and Kruser Street
Zip Code
10306.0
Introduced By Council Members
Addabbo, Jr., Avella, Fidler, Gioia, Liu, McMahon, Vallone, Jr., Yassky, Gallagher, Lanza and Oddo
Biographical Information
Awaiting Biographical Information
Int. No. 565
Intro Number: Int. No. 565 • Enactment Date: 2003-10-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2003-08-05T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.93631972999998,40.612049728000045]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 565
Enactment Date
2003-10-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2003-08-05T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2003/062
Category
Intersection
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Fire Captain Timothy Stackpole Corner
Limits
The southeast corner of the intersection of East 34th Street and Avenue R
Zip Code
11234.0
Introduced By Council Members
Addabbo Jr., Miller, Avella, Baez, Brewer, Comrie, Felder, Fidler, Gentile, Gerson, Jackson, Katz, Liu, Lopez, Martinez, McMahon, Monserrate, Quinn, Recchia Jr., Rivera, Sanders Jr., Serrano, Yassky, Weprin, Gallagher, Lanza and Oddo.
Biographical Information
Awaiting Biographical Information
Int. No. 825
Intro Number: Int. No. 825 • Enactment Date: 2008-10-10T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2008-08-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.00864499299996,40.61914086300004]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 825
Enactment Date
2008-10-10T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2008-08-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2008/048
Category
Intersection
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Firefighter Joey Graffagnino Place
Limits
At the southwest corner of 77th Street and 13th Avenue
Zip Code
11228.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gentile
Biographical Information
Firefighter Graffagnino was a lifelong resident of Dyker Heights and was very well respected by his colleagues and loved by all those who knew him. An 8 year veteran of the New York City Fire Department, Firefighter Graffagnino was killed in the line of
Int. No. 252-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 252-A • Enactment Date: 2002-09-27T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2002-08-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-74.07172640699997,40.610357873000055]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 252-A
Enactment Date
2002-09-27T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2002-08-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2002/028
Category
Intersection
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
Kristen L. Montanaro Way
Limits
The southeast corner of the intersection of Maryland Avenue and Foxhill Terrace
Zip Code
10305.0
Introduced By Council Members
Addabbo, Avella, Clarke, Comrie, DeBlasio, Fidler, Gallagher, Gioia, Golden, Katz, Koppell, Lanza, Liu, Lopez, McMahon, Oddo, Quinn, Recchia, Reyna, Rivera, Sanders, Jr., Serrano, Davis, Dilan, Felder, Jackson, Monserrate, Nelson, Vann and Weprin; also C
Biographical Information
Awaiting Biographical Information.
Int. No. 537
Intro Number: Int. No. 537 • Enactment Date: 1990-12-07T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 1990-07-22T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-73.97202775399995,40.60017034100008]}
Intro Number
Int. No. 537
Enactment Date
1990-12-07T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
1990-07-22T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
1990/077
Category
Facility
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
P.O. Jeff B. Herman Ballfield
Limits
A ballfield within an existing unnamed park located on the east side of McDonald Avenue between Avenues S and T
Zip Code
11233.0
Introduced By Council Members
Horwitz, Berman, Castaneira Colon, Dear, Gerges, Malony, O' Donovan, Robles, Ward, Williams and Cerullo
Biographical Information
Police Officer Jeff B. Herman was killed in the line of duty while serving the people of the city. He grew up in Sheepshead Bay and lived there until five months before his death. He served proudly as a police officer for five years in Crown Heights and
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