NYC Honorary Street Names Map (Street Line)

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-01-01T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Brooklyn

Reverend Dr. John L. Pratt Sr. Way

Clermount Avenue

Between Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Avenue

11205.0

Cumbo

John Pratt pastored church for 30 years and was very involved in community efforts. He was pastor of the Zion Shiloh Baptist Church, recording secretary for the Progressive National Baptist Convention, moderator of the New York Missionary Association, i

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-22T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Brooklyn

Margaret Corbin Way

Corbin Place

Between Cass Place and the Boardwalk

11235.0

Deutsch

Margaret Corbin has been an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War. She was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. In 1776, at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, she accompanied her husband, John Corbin, to his post in charge of a small cannon on a r

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-22T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Brooklyn

Jessie Streich-Kest Way

Argyle Road

Between Albemarle Road and Church Avenue

11218.0

Eugene

Jessie Streich-Kest was killed on October 29, 2012 by a falling tree limb while walking her dog.  She was a committed social activist, an energetic and enthusiastic public school teacher, a passionate lover of animals and a supportive daughter and frie

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Brooklyn

Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson Square

Lefferts Avenue

Between Brooklyn Avenue and New York Avenue

11225.0

Eugene

Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson was the daughter of the sixth Rebbe of Chabad and was married to Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, leader of the Chabad movement. Along with her husband, they led the global Chabad-Lubavitch movement, which would become

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Brooklyn

Carole Schaffer’s Way

Midwood Street

Between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue

11225.0

Eugene

Carole Schaffer served as a Lefferts Manor Executive Board Member for many years and as the vice president for the last 12 years. The Lefferts Manor House Tour which is now in its 46th year was almost singlehandedly run by her. She worked tirelessly fo

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Queens

Helen Marshall Blvd

Northern Boulevard

Between 94th Street and 111th Street

11368.0

Ferreras-Copeland

Helen Marshall founded and was the director of the Langston Hughes Library on Northern Boulevard in 1969. She served in the State Assembly for eight years and then served on the City Council for 10 years. She became the first African-America and the se

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-01-01T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Bronx

EMT Yadira Arroyo Way

Boston Road

Between East 168th Street and East 169th Street

10456.0

Gibson

Yadira Arroyo was killed in the line of duty when a man was trying to steal her FDNY ambulance and struck her.

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Brooklyn

Jackie Robinson Way

MacDonough Street

Between Patchen Avenue and Ralph Avenue

11233.0

Mealy and Cornegy

Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and advanced the cause of professional African-American athletes. In 1955, he helped the Dodgers reach the pinnacle of Major League Baseball by winning the World Series. He retired in 1957 with a career b

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Bronx

Richie Perez Way

At the northeast corner of East 172nd Street and Boynton Avenue continuing west to East 172nd Street and Ward Avenue and ending at the northwest corner of East 172nd Street and Manor Avenue

10472.0

Mendez and Palma

Richard Perez was born and raised in the South Bronx and attended public schools and the City University of New York in Harlem and later taught at James Monroe High School in the Bronx in the late 1960's. Soon after, he began calling for community contr

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Manhattan

Nicholas Figueroa Way

Second Avenue

Between 7th Street and Saint Marks Place at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and East 7th Street

10003.0

Not Stated

Moises Locon and Nicholas Figueroa were tragically killed in an explosion in the East Village. The explosion led to the collapse of three buildings and severely damaged a fourth building, and also injuring 22 people. As a result of this explosion and o

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Manhattan

Moises Locon Way

East 7th Street

Between Second Avenue and Third Avenue at the northwest corner of East 7th Street and Second Avenue

10003.0

Not Stated

Moises Locon and Nicholas Figueroa were tragically killed in an explosion in the East Village. The explosion led to the collapse of three buildings and severely damaged a fourth building, and also injuring 22 people. As a result of this explosion and o

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Manhattan

Ms. Magazine Way

East 32nd Street

Between Third Avenue and Second Avenue at the southeast corner of East 32nd Street and Third Avenue

10016.0

Mendez

Ms. Magazine is an American liberal feminist magazine that is the first periodical to be created, owned and operated entirely by women. The magazine was founded in 1971 and brought attention to Women’s Rights and domestic violence.

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Manhattan

Santiago Cerόn Way

Sickles Street

Between Sherman Avenue and Nagle Avenue

10040.0

Rodriguez

Santiago Cerόn was the Dominican Republic’s first internationally known salsa singer. He was best known for his hit song, “De Borojol le traigo un son.” He was born in Santo Domingo and later studied at the Bellas Artes. He worked as an exclusi

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Int. No. 1087

2018-09-08T00:00:00.000

2018-07-23T00:00:00.000

2018/162

Street

Brooklyn

Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard

Rogers Avenue

Between Farragut Road and Eastern Parkway

11210.0

Williams, Cumbo and Eugene

Jean-Jacques Dessalines is one of the founding fathers of Haiti, having taken charge of the Haitian Revolution to victory in defeating the French Napoleon Army in 1804.  Significant to world history, the Haitian Revolution is not only the first and onl

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Int. No. 270

2018-01-11T00:00:00.000

2018-07-23T00:00:00.000

2018/035

Street

Bronx

East 177th Street

Cross Bronx Service Road North

Between Bronx River Parkway and Hugh Grant Circle and between Westchester Avenue and Zerega Avenue

10462.0

Palma and Cohen

Int. No. 270 permanently changes the name of the Cross Bronx Service Road North between Bronx River Parkway and Hugh Grant Circle and between Westchester Avenue and Zerega Avenue to East 177th Street and the Cross Bronx Service Road South between Bronx R

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Int. No. 270

2018-01-11T00:00:00.000

2018-07-23T00:00:00.000

2018/035

Street

Bronx

East 177th Street

Cross Bronx Service Road South

Between Bronx River Parkway and White Plains Road and between Hugh Grant Circle and Chatterton Avenue and Havemeyer Avenue

10462.0

Palma and Cohen

Int. No. 270 permanently changes the name of the Cross Bronx Service Road North between Bronx River Parkway and Hugh Grant Circle and between Westchester Avenue and Zerega Avenue to East 177th Street and the Cross Bronx Service Road South between Bronx R

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Int. No. 235

2015-08-10T00:00:00.000

2015-07-23T00:00:00.000

2015/071

Street

Queens

Court Square East

Court Square

Between Thomson Avenue and the Sunnyside Rail Yards

11101.0

Van Bramer

Int. No. 235 permanently changes the name of Court Square between Thomson Avenue and the Sunnyside Rail Yards to Court Square East and Court Square between Jackson Avenue and the Sunnyside Rail Yards to Court Square West in the borough of Queens, and ame

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Int. No. 235

2015-08-10T00:00:00.000

2015-07-23T00:00:00.000

2015/071

Street

Queens

Court Square West

Court Square

Between Jackson Avenue and the Sunnyside Rail Yards

11101.0

Van Bramer

Int. No. 235 permanently changes the name of Court Square between Thomson Avenue and the Sunnyside Rail Yards to Court Square East and Court Square between Jackson Avenue and the Sunnyside Rail Yards to Court Square West in the borough of Queens, and ame

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Manhattan

James and Rina Garst Way

West 94th Street

Between Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue

10025.0

Rosenthal

James D. Garst was a longtime advocate for affordable housing, serving as founder of the New York State Tenants and Neighbors Coalition, and was a longtime Board member of the Mitchell-Lama Council. Mr. Garst was also a member of the Merchant Marines.

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Int. No. 1011

2013-12-02T00:00:00.000

2013-07-23T00:00:00.000

2013/106

Street

Queens

Tuskegee Airmen Way

South Road

Between Merrick Boulevard and Remington Street

11433.0

Wills, Chin, Comrie, Dickens, Eugene, James, Koppell, Lander, Mealy, Mendez, Nelson, Palma, Williams, Rodriguez, Mark-Viverito, Vacca and Halloran

The Tuskegee Airmen were African American pilots who fought in World War II and were the first African American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces. Formally, they formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the Uni

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Bronx

Rev. Dr. Fletcher C. Crawford Way

Hoe Avenue

Between Jennings Street and East 172nd Street

10460.0

Salamanca

Fletcher Crawford served in the United States Army during WWII and later received his Ministerial License on May 16, 1947. He became the assistant pastor of Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church and led a congregation of over 500 hundred members for 50

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Queens

Rev. Dr. Robert J. Johansson Way

27th Street

Between 40th Avenue and 39th Avenue

11101.0

Van Bramer

Robert Johansson served his Queens community for over 50 years as the leader of the Evangel Christian Church. He purchased P.S. 4 in the 1980’s and formed the Evangel School providing youth education. Today, the school has over 550 students and is kn

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-07-23T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Queens

Lily Gavin Place

Queens Boulevard

Between 39th Place and 40th Street

11104.0

Van Bramer

Lily Gavin was the owner of Dazies Restaurant in Sunnyside, Queens and a leader in the community. She was very active in several community groups such as the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce and the Sunnyside Senior Center. She was the honorary director o

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Int. No. 1744

2017-12-01T00:00:00.000

2017-01-01T00:00:00.000

2017/237

Street

Manhattan

Detective First Grade Steven McDonald

At the 86th Street Transverse, Central Park

10128.0

Rosenthal and Mark-Viverito

Steven McDonald joined the NYPD in 1984 and in 1986 at the age of 29, with two years on the police force, he was shot by a 15 year-old boy in Central Park and became paralyzed from the neck down. He forgave his assailant and made many public appearances

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Int. No. 388

2014-07-09T00:00:00.000

2014-07-25T00:00:00.000

2014/034

Street

Brooklyn

Jon Kest Way

Nevins Street

Between Livingston Street and Flatbush Avenue

11217.0

Lander and Levin

Jon Kest was a founder of the Working Families Party, a multi-state organization that works to advocate for paid sick leave, affordable housing and living-wage jobs. He was a community advocate who organized a strike by the city’s fast-food workers, a

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Int. No. 761-A

2012-03-07T00:00:00.000

2012-07-25T00:00:00.000

2012/014

Street

Brooklyn

Lenny Kobren Circle

East 94th Street

Between Linden Boulevard and Church Avenue

11212.0

Barron

Leonard Kobren spent his whole life in East Flatbush and was a community advocate for over 40 years. He served as the treasurer of the East Church Avenue Merchants Association, Chairperson of the Commerce Committee and served as First Vice-Chairperson o

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Int. No. 761-A

2012-03-07T00:00:00.000

2012-07-25T00:00:00.000

2012/014

Street

Queens

Detective Kevin Czartoryski Place

59th Road

Between 60th Street and 60th Lane

11378.0

Crowley

Kevin Czartoryski began his career with the NYPD in 1988. After his outstanding work in the Narcotics Division, he was promoted to Detective. He later became a Detective Second Grade and received several honors and proclamations from the New York City

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Int. No. 761-A

2012-03-07T00:00:00.000

2012-01-01T00:00:00.000

2012/014

Street

Manhattan

Cheyenne Baez Way

West side of Lexington Avenue

Between 127th Street and 128th Street

10035.0

Dickens

Cheyenne Baez grew up in East Harlem and attended PS 30. When her family relocated to Philadelphia, she received a scholarship to Cardinal Dougherty High School and was invited to participate in the 2009 National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. W

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Int. No. 761-A

2012-03-07T00:00:00.000

2012-07-25T00:00:00.000

2012/014

Street

Brooklyn

Rev. John B. Elliott Way

Schaefer Street

Between Broadway and Bushwick Avenue

11207.0

Dilan

John B. Elliott served in the United States Navy and later became a community activist who founded the Mt. Paran Baptist Church in Bushwick in 1988. He served as chairperson of the board of directors for Bushwick Family Services now known as the Family

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Int. No. 761-A

2012-03-07T00:00:00.000

2012-07-25T00:00:00.000

2012/014

Street

Brooklyn

Jim Buckley Way

Avenue S

Between Nostrand Avenue and East 29th Street

11229.0

Fidler

James J. Buckley was born in Brooklyn and came from a family with a history in the restaurant business. In 1964, along with friends Paul Kavanaugh and Tom Coady bought his parents bar on Church Avenue. Later on, he and his wife Kathleen opened Buckley

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Int. No. 761-A

2012-03-07T00:00:00.000

2012-07-25T00:00:00.000

2012/014

Street

Bronx

Meg Charlop Way

Fulton Avenue

Between East 166th Street and East 167th Street

10456.0

Foster

Meg Charlop moved to the Bronx in 1976 and worked as a community and housing organizer in the Morrisania section of the Borough. For 26 years, she worked for the Montefiore Medical Center and became a city-wide and national leader in the fight against c

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Int. No. 761-A

2012-03-07T00:00:00.000

2012-07-25T00:00:00.000

2012/014

Street

Bronx

The Chords-Hit Record “Sh-Boom” 1954

Jennings Street

Between Prospect Avenue and Union Avenue

10459.0

Foster

The Chords, formed in 1951 in the Bronx, consisted of Carl and Claude Feaster, Jimmy Keyes, Floyd “Buddy” McRae and Ricky Edwards. They were discovered singing in a subway station which landed them a recording contract with Atlantic Records’ Cat R

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Manhattan

Harry Wieder Way

Forsyth Street

Between Stanton Street and Rivington Street

10002.0

Chin

Harry Wieder was a member of Community Board 3 (CB 3) and was an activist for gay rights and people with disabilities. He was a member of CB 3’s Transportation Committee, as well as, Human Services, Health, Disability and Seniors/Youth and Education C

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Manhattan

University Settlement

Eldridge Street

Between Delancey Street and Rivington Street

10002.0

Chin

University Settlement was founded in 1886 and was the first settlement house in the United States and addresses the needs of over 20,000 people a year. It provides childhood programs, mental health services, after school and day camp programs, college p

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Manhattan

Ramona Jennett Way

West 129th Street

Between Convent Avenue and St. Nicholas Terrace

10027.0

Dickens

Ramona Jennett served as president of the 129th Street Block Association, secretary of Community Board 9, was Treasurer of the Women’s Democratic Club, parent coordinator at P.S. 129 and a staff member of New York Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit for B

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Brooklyn

Lawrence P. Dorsey Way

Rogers Avenue

Between Fenimore Street and Hawthorne Street

11225.0

Eugene

Lawrence P. Dorsey served as a Supply Sergeant in World War II. In 1970, Mr. Dorsey became the owner of an art-framing store at 553 Rogers Avenue known as Dorsey’s Picture Frame and Art Gallery. It is now the oldest, continuously active, black owned

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Queens

George J. Regan Street

149th Street

Between 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue

11357.0

Halloran

George J. Regan was an attorney who practiced in New York for over 45 years and was a member of many community and professional organizations. He was president and counsel to the Queens County Civic Council, a member of the Executive Committee of the Wh

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Queens

Dominick Berardi Way

149th Street

Between 32nd Avenue and 33rd Avenue

11354.0

Halloran and Koo

Dominick Berardi was killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. He was twenty-five years old and worked for Canter and Fitzgerald on the 101st floor.

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Manhattan

Dorothy Maynor Place

West side of St. Nicholas Avenue

Between West 141st Street and 145th Street

10030.0

Jackson

Dorothy Maynor was an African-American soprano, music educator and one of the most highly praised singers of the 1940’s and 1950’s. She studied at the Hampton Institute and received a B.S. in 1933 and began her career singing in various choirs and t

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Manhattan

Ricardo A. Perez Place

West 136th Street

Between Broadway and Hamilton Place

10031.0

Jackson

Ricardo A. Perez came to the United States in the early 1970’s and became a citizen. He became an entrepreneur in Washington Heights, owning various pharmacies, a medical clinic and over thirty money transfer locations. He served on the Community Boa

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Brooklyn

Citizens of Mola di Bari Way

Court Street

Between 3rd Place and 4th Place

11231.0

Lander

This co-naming is in honor of the many contributions emigrants from Mola, Italy have made to Brooklyn, New York City and the United States as a whole. The Van Westerhout Cittadini Molesi Social Club is a club for immigrants from the town of Mola, in Bar

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Brooklyn

Willie McDonald Way

Warren Street

Between 3rd Avenue and 4th Avenue

11217.0

Levin

Originally from Wilson, North Carolina, Willie McDonald moved to Brooklyn in the early 1950’s and shared his love of cooking with the community. The community enjoyed his cooking so much, that he became involved with the Warren Street Houses feeding h

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Brooklyn

Blessed John Paul II Square

Humboldt Street

Between Driggs Avenue and Broome Street

11222.0

Levin

The current street sign on Humboldt Street reads Pope John Paul II Square. However, the Pope is now referred to as Blessed John Paul II since his beatification on May 1, 2011, and the community would like a new street sign to reflect that.

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Manhattan

Philip Reed Way

East 111th Street

Between 1st Avenue and FDR Drive

10029.0

Mark-Viverito

Phillip Reed was the first openly gay black member of the New York City Council who represented East Harlem and Manhattan Valley and parts of the Upper West Side and the South Bronx. He was involved in the Stonewall riots and later spent 10 years in San

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Manhattan

Museum Mile

5th Avenue

Between East 104th Street and 110th Street

10029.0

Mark-Viverito

This section of 5th Avenue is noted for the number of museums located on it. The attractions include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of the City of New York, the International School of Photography, the Jewish Museum, the Museum for African A

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Manhattan

Detective Omar J. Edwards Way

East 123rd Street

Between Second Avenue and Third Avenue

10035.0

Mark-Viverito

Omar Edwards graduated from the Police Academy in July 2007 and was assigned to the 25th Precinct ant-crime team. In 2009, Officer Edwards was fatally shot in a friendly fire incident while he was in plainclothes chasing a man who had just broken into h

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Manhattan

Ellen Stewart Way

East 4th Street

Between Bowery and 2nd Avenue

10003.0

Mendez

Ellen Stewart was the first African-American fashion designer for Saks Fifth Avenue and founder and artistic director of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club at 74A East 4th Street. She moved to New York City in the late 1940’s and later, with an appreci

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Staten Island

Mother Franciska Way

Columbia Avenue

Between Chicago Avenue and the St. Joseph Hill Academy Campus

10305.0

Oddo

Franciska Lechner, Mother Franciska, founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Divine Charity in Vienna, Austria in 1868. The Congregation provided shelter for young working women during the European Industrial Revolution. Currently, the Congregatio

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Brooklyn

Zachary Sansone Way

59th Street

Between 14th Avenue and 15th Avenue

11219.0

Recchia, Jr.

Zachary Sansone was born in Brooklyn and at the age of 12 he moved to Italy with his family.  After World War II, he became the first democratically elected mayor of Sant’ Antoio Abate, Italy.  He returned to New York in 1949 and became very active

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Int. No. 590-A

2011-07-11T00:00:00.000

2011-01-01T00:00:00.000

2011/047

Street

Queens

Thomas White, Jr. Blvd.

Stuphin Boulevard

Between Foch Boulevard and 114th Avenue

11434.0

Wills

Thomas White Jr. was a long-time member of the New York City Council representing the 28th District in Queens. He was chairman of the Economic Development Committee and co-founder and executive director of J-CAP, one of the largest substance abuse treat