NYC Honorary Street Names Map (Street Line)

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Int. No. 988

2018-07-29T00:00:00.000

2018-07-15T00:00:00.000

2018/139

Street

Bronx

Lynn Wonsang Way

Vyse Avenue

Between East 180th Street and East 181st Street

10460.0

Torres

Lynn Wonsang founded Unique People Services (UPS), an organization that provides shelter, food and counseling for formerly homeless individuals often struggling with health challenges. Its Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program serves over

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-15T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Queens

Stephen Cooper Way

Beach 46th Street

Between Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach Channel Drive

11691.0

Brooks-Powers

Stephen Cooper died due to complications related to COVID-19. He lived at 321 Beach 46th, Street, Far Rockaway, NY for over 50 years and was very devoted to his neighbors in Edgemere. He was an active member of Community Board 14 for over 35 years and he

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Int. No. 1054

2016-02-25T00:00:00.000

2016-01-01T00:00:00.000

2016/023

Street

Bronx

Rev. William E. Thompson Way

Teller Avenue

Between East 169th Street and East 170th Street

10456.0

Gibson

Rev. William E. Thompson founded the first African American Church in Morrisania in 1956. The Church helped members of the community with health care needs, housing and other social issues. He worked as a social worker for the City at the Spofford Dete

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Int. No. 988

2018-07-29T00:00:00.000

2018-07-15T00:00:00.000

2018/139

Street

Bronx

Emmanuel Mensah Way

Prospect Avenue

Between East 185th Street and East 187th Street

10457.0

Torres

Emmanuel Mensah was from Ghana, Africa and later moved to the United States. He became a Private 1st Class in the New York National Guard and was training to be a military police officer. He was killed while trying to rescue people from a building fire

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Int. No. 1054

2016-02-25T00:00:00.000

2016-07-15T00:00:00.000

2016/023

Street

Brooklyn

Robert “PH” Diaz Way

Degraw Street

Between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue

11217.0

Lander

Robert Diaz was an influential artist in the indie-rap scene. He is best known for his 2005 album Orange Moon Over Brooklyn. He was a mentor to young artists and a role model for neighborhood youth. He was recognized both locally and internationally as

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Int. No. 988

2018-07-29T00:00:00.000

2018-07-15T00:00:00.000

2018/139

Street

Queens

Shri Prakash Gossai Marg Way

86th Street

Between 101st Avenue and 102nd Avenue

11416.0

Ulrich

Mr. Shri Prakash Gossai, born on April 25, 1953, in Mahaica Creek, Guyana, was internationally known and loved. He came to the United States in 1983 on a teaching scholarship for marine biology and taught for 10 years at Thomas Jefferson High School, ser

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Int. No. 988

2018-07-29T00:00:00.000

2018-01-01T00:00:00.000

2018/139

Street

Queens

James J. Frawley Way

52nd Street

Between Roosevelt Avenue and Skillman Avenue

11377.0

Van Bramer

James Frawley was a lifelong Woodside resident who served with the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army as a Combat Medic during the Vietnam War. He was the recipient of a Silver Star medal and two Bronze Stars. He also received two Air Me

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-01-01T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Brooklyn

Dr. Sam Pinn Jr. Way

Fulton Street

Between Grand Avenue and Cambridge Place

11238.0

Cumbo

Dr. Sam Pinn Jr. was born in Rice, Virginia and later moved to New York to become a life-long resident of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. He served in the United States Army Reserves for eight years and was honorably discharged with the rank of Lieutenant.

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Int. No. 1054

2016-02-25T00:00:00.000

2016-07-15T00:00:00.000

2016/023

Street

Bronx

Kips Bay Blvd.

1930 Randall Avenue

Between White Plains Road and Pugsley Avenue

10473.0

Palma

This co-naming will commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club. The Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club was established on February 8, 1915 and serves the youth as a safe haven and provides programs during after school hours.

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Int. No. 988

2018-07-29T00:00:00.000

2018-01-01T00:00:00.000

2018/139

Street

Brooklyn

Toussaint L’Overture Boulevard

Nostrand Avenue

Between Glenwood Road and Flatbush Avenue

11210.0

Williams and Cumbo

Toussaint Louverture, originally François Dominique, a Haitian general, now known as “the Precursor.” Born of slave parents near Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue (now Cap-Haïtien, Haiti), Toussaint was self-educated. He acted as physician to the insur

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Int. No. 1054

2016-02-25T00:00:00.000

2016-07-15T00:00:00.000

2016/023

Street

Queens

Detective Randolph Holder Way

At the intersection of Collier Avenue and Briar Place

Between Beach 25th Street and Beach 22nd Street

11691.0

Richards and Mark-Viverito

Randolph Holder had served with the New York City Police Department for five years and was assigned to Police Service Area 5. He and his partner were on patrol in East Harlem when they responded to a call of shots fired. The officers canvassed the area

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-15T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Queens

Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Way

75th Street

Between Broadway and Woodside Avenue

11373.0

Dromm

Tenzing Norgay Sherpa along with Sir Edmund Hillary became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953. In 1999, they were among TIME’s 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

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Int. No. 988

2018-07-29T00:00:00.000

2018-07-15T00:00:00.000

2018/139

Street

Brooklyn

Firefighter William J. Gormley Way

Flatlands Avenue

Between Flatbush Avenue and Avenue M

11234.0

Williams

William J. Gormley was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. and later joined the FDNY in 1988. He retired from the East Flatbush Ladder Company 174 in 2006. He died as a result of illness from being a first responder on 9/11.

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Int. No. 1054

2016-02-25T00:00:00.000

2016-07-15T00:00:00.000

2016/023

Street

Manhattan

Freddy Beras-Goico Way

175th Street

Between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenue

10033.0

Rodriguez

Freddy Beras-Goico was born in Santa Cruz del Seibo, El Seibo, Dominican Republic. He had a career in media for over 30 years. He was a T.V. presenter, writer for his show “El Gorde De La Semana” (The Fat Man of the Week), “Punto Final” and “C

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-15T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Queens

Joseph Ricevuto Way

86th Street

Between 35th Avenue and 37th Avenue

11372.0

Dromm

Joseph Ricevuto was born and raised in the Bronx and moved to Jackson Heights in 1960. He served in the United States Army and fought in the Korean War. He later established William Hair Stylist barbershop on the corner of 37th Avenue and 86th Street. He

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-15T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Queens

Steve Knobel Way

77th Street

Between 37th Avenue and 37th Road

11372.0

Dromm

Steve Knobel served as President of the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights for over twenty years, during which time the Center served not only its congregants but also the entire community.  Under Steve’s tenure, the Center became the de facto community

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-15T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Queens

Stanley, Kathleen & Robert Rygor Way

34th Street

Between Broadway and 34th Avenue

11106.0

Dromm

Stanley Rygor (April 9, 1926 – December 25, 2019) Kathleen Rygor (August 31, 1929 – April 8, 2021) and Robert Rygor (June 17, 1953 – January 16, 1994) were very involved in the LGBT community. Robert was a well-known LGBT community activist and pro

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-15T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Queens

Peter Magnani Way

81st Street

Between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue

11372.0

Dromm

Peter Magnani left an indelible mark on the built environment of Queens through his life’s work as an architect and city planner. He shepherded the creation of many of the most important public buildings in the borough over the past 35 years. Peter vie

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-15T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Brooklyn

Ebenezer “Ben” Edwards Way

Maple Street

Between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue

11225.0

Eugene

Ben Edwards was one of the hardest working, committed, and productive public servants of Brooklyn. He was the long-serving president of the Lefferts Manor Association (LMA). He led an organization whose core mission was to uphold and defend the one-famil

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Int. No. 1054

2016-02-25T00:00:00.000

2016-07-15T00:00:00.000

2016/023

Street

Queens

Qadri’s Way

110th Street

Between 107th Avenue and 109th Avenue

11419.0

Wills and Ulrich

Qadri Skipper was diagnosed with two very rare conditions called Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) and Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangectasia (HHT). Throughout his life, he promoted awareness for Pulmonary Hypertension and served as an inspiration to many. An

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-15T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Bronx

Madonia Road

Arthur Avenue

Between 186th Street and 184th Street

10458.0

Feliz

Madonia Bakery was established in the Bronx in 1918, selling traditional Italian breads and later expanding to desserts. Through its existence, the bakery has lasted through economic downturns and ownership changes. Still, the bakery draws many foodies a

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Int. No. 1054

2016-02-25T00:00:00.000

2016-07-15T00:00:00.000

2016/023

Street

Queens

Εθνικός Κήρυξ - National Herald Way

30th Street

Between 37th Avenue and 38th Avenue

11101.0

Van Bramer

The National Herald – Ethnikos Kyrix was founded on April 2, 1915, as a progressive newspaper for the rapidly growing Greek immigrant population in New York. It is one of the oldest continually published dailies in the United States. The National Her

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-15T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Queens

Ganesh Temple Street

Browne Street

Between Holly Avenue and 45th Avenue

11355.0

Koo

The Hindu Temple Society of North America, aka the Ganesh Temple, has served the Flushing, Queens community for over 40 years. The temple is among the earliest – if not the first - Hindu Temples in North America. Built in the traditional architectural

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-16T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Manhattan

Judge Sheila Abdus Salaam Way

West 131st Street

Between Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard and Malcolm X Boulevard

10037.0

Perkins

Judge Sheila Abdus Salaam was born in Washington, D.C. in 1952 and educated in its public schools. She graduated from Barnard College in 1974, and received her J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1977. Upon graduation, she began her legal career as a staff

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-16T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Manhattan

Bishop James P. Roberts, Sr. Way

West 122nd Street

Between Malcolm X Boulevard and Mount Morris Park West

10027.0

Perkins

Bishop Roberts, Sr. immigrated to the United States and settled in Harlem, New York, where he worked as an elevator operator in a commercial building. He became a member of the Holy Cross Cathedral Orthodox Church and at night pursued a degree in theolog

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-16T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Manhattan

Saint Tikhon Way

East 97th Street

Between Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue

10029.0

Powers

During his tenure as Archbishop of North America, Saint Tikhon moved the Headquarters of the Russian Orthodox Christian Church of America from San Francisco to 15 East 97th Street, where the St. Nicholas Cathedral remains today. His office and personal r

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-16T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Bronx

Vonte S. Murray Way

Steenwick Avenue

Between Reeds Mill Lane and Boston Road

10466.0

Riley

Vonte Murray was a gem to his family, friends, and certainly to the Rosa Parks Campus. If he had to be described in one word, it would be servant. He dedicated his life to the service of others. Vonte Murray was a founding staff member at Cornerstone Aca

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-16T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Manhattan

Avenues for Justice Way

Avenue B

Between 6th Street and 7th Street

10009.0

Rivera

Avenues for Justice formerly known as the Andrew Glover Youth Program has served the Lower East Side for over 40 years having been founded in the 1970's. The organization was originally named in honor of police officer Andrew Glover of the 9th precinct w

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Int. No. 1449-A

2017-03-18T00:00:00.000

2017-07-16T00:00:00.000

2017/045

Street

Bronx

Maxwell “Max the Sax” Lucas Way

Morris Avenue

Between Tremont Avenue and East 179th Street

10453.0

Cabrera

Maxwell Lucas played music for over 80 years. At 14, he was presented with an alto saxophone and studied for six months before he was offered a seat as a player with Hugh Kirksy and his Orchestra. Around the age of 16, he visited New York and began play

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Int. No. 1449-A

2017-03-18T00:00:00.000

2017-01-01T00:00:00.000

2017/045

Street

Bronx

Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Way

University Avenue

Between Hall of Fame Terrace and West 180th Street

10453.0

Cabrera

Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. flew 68 combat missions as a fighter squadron commander as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. He was credited with being the first black fighter pilot to shoot down a German fighter jet and was later awarded the Congre

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-16T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Manhattan

Quisqueya Plaza

Plaza at Dyckman Street between Broadway and Seaman Avenue

10034.0

Rodriguez

This plaza’s name will honor the large Dominican American community of the surrounding Washington Heights and Inwood neighborhoods. Quisqueya, meaning “cradle of life,” is one of two aboriginal names for the island called La Isla Española (Hispani

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-16T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Manhattan

Althea Gibson Street

At the intersection of West 143rd Street between Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard and Malcolm X Boulevard

10030.0

Perkins

Althea Gibson was an American tennis player who dominated women’s competition in the late 1950s. She was the first African American player to win the French, Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles championships. She grew up in New York City, w

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-16T00:00:00.000

2022/054

Street

Brooklyn

Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto Way

At the South East Corner of 1st Place and Court Street from Court Street to Smith Street

11231.0

Koslowitz

Salvatore “Buddy” Scotto was a U.S. Army Korean War Veteran and was known as the unofficial “Mayor of Carroll Gardens”. He was the second generation owner and funeral director of Scotto Funeral Home in Carroll Gardens, which also served as a meet

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Int. No. 1449-A

2017-03-18T00:00:00.000

2017-07-16T00:00:00.000

2017/045

Street

Brooklyn

Jacqueline Berrien Way

Decatur Street

Between Lewis Avenue and Stuyvesant Avenue

11233.0

Cornegy

Jacqueline Berrien was a civil rights lawyer who served as the chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under President Barack Obama. Under her leadership, the EEOC promulgated rules against discrimination in employment and heal

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-07-16T00:00:00.000

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Street

Bronx

Mrs. Esther ‘Marie’ Davis Way

Faile Street between Lafayette Avenue and Hunts Point Avenue

10474.0

Salamanca

Marie Davis was a parent, teacher and activist leader in the Hunts Point community for nearly four decades. Mrs. Davis moved to 750 Faile Street in 1977, and raised her eight children there. Soon after moving to the area, Mrs. Davis began working at P.S.

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Int. No. 2477

2022-01-15T00:00:00.000

2022-01-01T00:00:00.000

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Street

Queens

Ferrigno Place

163rd Street

Between 33rd Avenue and 35th Avenue

11358.0

Vallone

Marjorie Ferrigno was an educator who founded the Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts. She was President of the American Educational Theatre Association which represented all non professional theatre in the United States,

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Int. No. 1449-A

2017-03-18T00:00:00.000

2017-07-16T00:00:00.000

2017/045

Street

Brooklyn

John Lewis Steptoe Place

Monroe Street

Between Ralph Avenue and Howard Avenue

11221.0

Mealy

John Steptoe was an award-winning author of children’s books. He began drawing as a young child and received his formal art training at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan. In 1969, at the age of 18, his first book ‘Stevie,’ a story ba

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-16T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Queens

Henry Clayton Street

169th Street

Between 137th Avenue and 140th Avenue

11434.0

Adams

Henry Clayton, Jr. relentlessly served his community starting in the 1970s, providing free extermination services in his Southeast Queens community. He then went on to open what became one of the largest black owned travel agencies in NYC in March of 198

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-16T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Queens

Little Guyana Avenue

Liberty Avenue

Between the Van Wyck Expressway and Woodhaven Boulevard

11417.0

Adams

This co-naming will commemorate the contributions of the Guyanese community in Richmond Hill. Guyanese now makes up the second largest immigrant group based on the 2010 census.

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Int. No. 1449-A

2017-03-18T00:00:00.000

2017-07-16T00:00:00.000

2017/045

Street

Queens

Forest Park Memorial Drive

Forest Park Drive

Through Forest Park

11421.0

Crowley

Forest Park currently includes several memorials in recognition of veterans who have served in WWI, WWII and Vietnam. Additionally, the Park contains a 9/11 memorial near the bandstand in recognition of all those who lost their lives in the attacks. Co

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-16T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Bronx

Bishop Michel White Way

White Plains Road

Between 233rd Street and 234th Street

10466.0

Cohen

Bishop Michel White was the founder and pastor of the Cathedral at Greater Faith and served the Bronx community for over 30 years.  Her contributions were numerous as she worked tirelessly to support less fortunate members in the community by hosting an

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-16T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Brooklyn

Yusuf Kirriem Hawkins Way

Verona Place

Between Fulton Street and Macon Street

11216.0

Cornegy

On the evening of Wednesday August 23rd, 1989, Yusuf Kirriem Hawkins, a 16-year-old from East New York was shot in the chest and killed in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, marking the third killing of a black male by white mobs in New York City during the 1980’s

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-16T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Brooklyn

Richard Wright Way

Carlton Avenue

Between Willoughby Avenue and Myrtle Avenue

11205.0

Cumbo

Richard Wright was an African American writer and poet who was employed by the Federal Writer’s Project and received critical acclaim for “Uncle Tom’s Children,” a collection of four stories and was also well known for his 1940 bestseller “Nati

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Int. No. 1449-A

2017-03-18T00:00:00.000

2017-01-01T00:00:00.000

2017/045

Street

Bronx

Marine Corporal Ramona M. Valdez Way

151 East Fordham Road

Fordham Road and Grand Concourse

10468.0

Cabrera

Ramona M. Valdez was a United States Marine who was killed in the line of duty when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle in Fallujah, Iraq. Two years after her death, Camp Lejeune, the base in North Carolina wher

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-16T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Brooklyn

Pete Hamill Way

7th Avenue

Between 11th Street and 12th Street

11215.0

Lander

Pete Hamill was born in Park slope to Irish immigrants, and was the editor of three New York daily newspapers, working for over 40 years covering events and issues like conflicts in Vietnam, Lebanon, Nicaragua, and Northern Ireland as well as racial and

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-16T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Brooklyn

Firefighter John “Jack” Toomey Way

Hoyt Street

Between Sackett Street and Union Street

11231.0

Levin and Lander

John Toomey was assigned to Brooklyn’s Ladder Company 123. He died in the line of duty when he suffered a heart attack while fighting a fire in a building on Crown Street.

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-16T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Brooklyn

St. Raphael of Brooklyn Place

State Street

Between Hoyt Street and Bond Street

11217.0

Levin

Raphael Hawaweeny was the first Orthodox bishop consecrated in North America in 1904. He founded The Word, the official news magazine of the Antiochian Archdiocese which is still published monthly today, and informs readers of Orthodox news and also educ

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-16T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Queens

Lorena Borjas Way

83rd Street

Between 37th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue

11372.0

Moya

Lorena Borjas was born in Veracruz, Mexico in 1960 and came to the United States in 1980. She became an advocate for the LGBT Community and inspired many people. She made sure people were treated fair and justly whether it be at health clinics or courtho

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-17T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Manhattan

Healthcare Heroes Way

West 168th Street

Between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue

10032.0

Rodriguez

This co-naming honors the thousands of dedicated medical and nursing professionals, EMT’s, social workers, administrators, custodial and food service staff, volunteers and others vital to the continuity of care during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially

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Int. No. 2187

2021-01-17T00:00:00.000

2021-07-17T00:00:00.000

2021/014

Street

Bronx

Cosenza Way

186th Street

Between Arthur Avenue and Hughes Avenue

10458.0

Torres

Cosenza’s fish market is on a very short list of family-owned businesses that have lasted for a century. The business celebrated its 100th year in business in January 2018.