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NYC Honorary Street Names Map (Street Line)

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. 935
Intro Number: Int. No. 935 • Enactment Date: 2012-10-02T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2012-07-29T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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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
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Pat Dolan Way
Present Name
Vleigh Place
Limits
Between 72nd Road and 72nd Drive
Zip Code
11367.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gennaro
Biographic
Patricia Dolan was a Queens activist who advocated for pedestrian safety for over 25 years as president of the Kew Gardens Hills Civic Association. She founded the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Conservancy, was a member of Community Board 8 and was also
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
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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
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Bishop Luther Dingle Boulevard
Present Name
Nostrand Avenue
Limits
Between Dekalb Avenue and Willoughby Avenue
Zip Code
11205.0
Introduced By Council Members
Vann
Biographic
Luther Dingle was born in 1925 in Charleston, South Carolina and later moved to Brooklyn. He joined the Pentecostal House of Prayer for all People under the leadership of Bishop Felix. He was later ordained as a Deacon. He went on to found the Pentecosta
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
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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
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Forte Bellino Way
Present Name
19th Street
Limits
Between Prospect Park West and 10th Avenue
Zip Code
11215.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gonzalez
Biographic
Forte Bellino was a teacher, coach and mentor. He taught history for three years at St. Francis of Assisi Grammar School. In 1976, he was hired as the freshman basketball coach at Bishop Ford by Coach Ray Nash. In 1984, Forte’s freshman team won the
Int. No. 935
Intro Number: Int. No. 935 • Enactment Date: 2012-10-02T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 935
Enactment Date
2012-10-02T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2012-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2012/048
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
John F. Antoniello Way
Present Name
41st Street
Limits
Between 7th Avenue and 8th Avenue
Zip Code
11232.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gonzalez
Biographic
The Antoniello family has resided in the immediate vicinity of 41st Street and 8th Avenue since approximately 1905. Hard working and industrious, John Francis Antoniello helped out in many family endeavors to support the family.  As a youth he helped
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
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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
Street
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Frank Durkan Way
Present Name
Tibbett Avenue
Limits
Between West 240th Street to West 238th Street
Zip Code
10463.0
Introduced By Council Members
Koppell
Biographic
Frank Durkan was born in County Mayo, Ireland and immigrated to New York in 1947. He graduated from Colombia University in 1951 and New York Law School in 1953. Shortly after graduating, he went to work at the law firm of O’Dwyer and Bernstein handli
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
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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
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Cornell Edwards Way
Present Name
East 13th Street
Limits
Between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue
Zip Code
10003.0
Introduced By Council Members
Mendez
Biographic
Cornell Edwards was a community activist in the Lower East Side. He was a leader in the Third Avenue Artists, Tenants and Businessmen’s Association, he founded and served as the chair of the East 13th Street Block Association and was honored by the Ne
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
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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
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Sara Curry Way
Present Name
St. Marks Place
Limits
Between First Avenue and Avenue A
Zip Code
10009.0
Introduced By Council Members
Mendez
Biographic
Sara Curry founded the Little Missionary’s Day Nursery, the oldest non-sectarian school in New York City in 1896. Little Missionary’s Day Nursery provides affordable day care to children of all ethnic and religious backgrounds. She dedicated her li
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
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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
Street
Borough
Bronx
New Name
John “Boy Wonder” Isaacs Way
Present Name
Hoe Avenue
Limits
Between East 173rd Street and East 174th Street
Zip Code
10460.0
Introduced By Council Members
Rivera
Biographic
John Isaacs led his Textile High School basketball team to the New York City High School basketball championship title in 1935, receiving All-City honors in the process. Soon after, he signed a professional basketball contract with the all-black New Yor
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Madam C.J. & A’Lelia Walker Place
Present Name
136th Street
Limits
Between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Lenox Avenue
Zip Code
10037.0
Introduced By Council Members
Dickens
Biographic
Madam C.J. Walker was an African-American businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur and philanthropist. She developed and marketed a successful line of beauty and hair care products and founded the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Her business succ
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Judge Bruce Wright Place
Present Name
Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard
Limits
Between 138th Street and 139th Street
Zip Code
10030.0
Introduced By Council Members
Dickens
Biographic
Bruce Wright was a former New York Judge who denounced racism in the criminal justice system and was well known for setting low bail for many poor and minority defendants, earning him the epithet of “Turn ‘Em Loose Bruce” from the Patrolmen’s Ben
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
The Reverend Doctor Joe Louis Parker Way
Present Name
Broadway
Limits
Between Cooper Street and Marion Street
Zip Code
11233.0
Introduced By Council Members
Dilan
Biographic
Reverend Doctor Joe Louis Parker moved to Brooklyn in 1960 where he began serving under the leadership of Reverend Theodis Hutcherson at Wayside Baptist Church where he participated in many aspects of church life. In 1972, he became a licensed minister
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Nancy DeBenedittis MAMA’s WAY
Present Name
104th Street
Limits
Between 46th Avenue and 47th Avenue
Zip Code
11368.0
Introduced By Council Members
Ferreras
Biographic
Nancy DeBenedittis, better known as Mama, was the owner of Leo’s Latticini, also known as Mama’s of Corona to the community. Her parents opened the store back in the 1930’s and she continued the business with her husband since the 1940’s. The s
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Rabbi Sholem B. Kowalsky Way
Present Name
Jewel Avenue
Limits
Between 169th Street and 170th Street
Zip Code
11365.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gennaro
Biographic
Rabbi Sholem B. Kowalsky served a number of Jewish communities in the United States and Israel beginning in 1942. He was an educator, a community rabbi, a powerful orator, an author and an advisor to the Chief Rabbinate of Jerusalem. He founded the Yes
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Jennifer Y. Wong Way
Present Name
25th Avenue
Limits
Between Utopia Parkway and 169th Street
Zip Code
11357.0
Introduced By Council Members
Halloran
Biographic
Jennifer Y. Wong joined various Christian youth groups growing up, and taught two summers of Vacation Bible School while at Townsend Harris High School in Flushing. She later became a Sunday school teacher and organized a Christian group at SUNY Bingham
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-29T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-29T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Private Danny Chen Way
Present Name
Elizabeth Street
Limits
Between Canal Street and Bayard Street
Zip Code
10013.0
Introduced By Council Members
Chin
Biographic
Danny Chen was born and raised in Chinatown and attended P.S. 130, I.S. 131 and graduated from Pace High School. He enlisted in the United States Army and served with C Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25t
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
Gina Alexa Morales Way
Present Name
Yetman Avenue
Limits
Between Summit Street and Academy Avenue
Zip Code
10307.0
Introduced By Council Members
Ignizio
Biographic
Gina Alexa Morales was a student at P.S. 1 in Tottenville. She was diagnosed with asthma at the age of two and died as a result of a mucous plug that blocked her airways and caused a massive heart attack from the lack of oxygenated blood flow. Being an
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-29T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-29T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Pope John Paul II Way
Present Name
56th Road
Limits
Between 61st Street and 64th Street
Zip Code
11378.0
Introduced By Council Members
Crowley
Biographic
Pope John Paul II born Karol Józef Wojtyła reigned as pope of the Catholic Church for almost 27 years, from October 16, 1978 until his death, making his the second-longest pontificate (or the third-longest, as enumerated by Roman Catholic tradition).
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-29T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-29T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Teachers College Way
Present Name
120th Street
Limits
Between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue
Zip Code
10027.0
Introduced By Council Members
Dickens
Biographic
This co-naming will commemorate Teachers College, the oldest and largest graduate school of education in the United States. For over 100 years, Teachers College has been a leader in the field of education and is ranked among the nation’s best.
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Union Settlement Way
Present Name
East 104th Street
Limits
Between Second Avenue and Third Avenue
Zip Code
10029.0
Introduced By Council Members
Mark-Viverito
Biographic
Union Settlement opened in 1895 and serves the East Harlem community with educational programming for youth, job preparation, assistance and programs for seniors and health screenings.
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Detective Omar Edwards Way
Present Name
East 123rd Street
Limits
Between Second Avenue and Third Avenue
Zip Code
10035.0
Introduced By Council Members
Mark-Viverito
Biographic
Omar Edwards graduated from the Police Academy in July 2007 and was assigned to the 25th Precinct ant-crime team. In 2009, Detective Edwards was fatally shot in a friendly fire incident while he was in plainclothes chasing a man who had just broken into
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Saul Bruckner Way
Present Name
East 17th Street
Limits
Between Avenue L and Avenue M
Zip Code
11230.0
Introduced By Council Members
Nelson
Biographic
Saul Bruckner was the principal of Edward R. Murrow High School. He began his forty-seven year career teaching Social Studies at David Boody Junior High School in 1957. In 1974, Mr. Bruckner opened Edward R. Murrow High School, a Comprehensive Educatio
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
Detective Michael Morales Way
Present Name
Watchogue Road
Limits
Between Livermore Street and Woolley Avenue
Zip Code
10314.0
Introduced By Council Members
Oddo
Biographic
Michael Morales served with the United States Army in the Vietnam War and was the recipient of the Purple Heart. Later on, he served with the New York City Police Department for twenty-nine years and was assigned to the 122nd Precinct Detective Squad.
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
St. James Place
Present Name
East 126th Street
Limits
Between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue
Zip Code
10035.0
Introduced By Council Members
Dickens
Biographic
This co-naming will commemorate St. James Church which was opened in 1859.
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Grace Gold Way
Present Name
West side of Broadway
Limits
Between 115th Street and 116th Street
Zip Code
10027.0
Introduced By Council Members
Dickens
Biographic
Grace Gold was studying at Barnard College as a freshman when she was killed by a falling piece of masonry at Broadway and 115th Street. This accident led to the City Council passing Local Law 10 which requires that the facades of buildings seven storie
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Jeanne, Jules, Morty Manford PFLAG Way
Present Name
171st Street
Limits
Between 33rd Avenue and 35th Avenue
Zip Code
11358.0
Introduced By Council Members
Dromm
Biographic
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons through support to cope with an adverse society, education, information and advocacy to end discrimination and secure equal civil rights. PFLAG was founded in 197
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
Johnny Maestro Way
Present Name
Mason Avenue
Limits
Between Midland Avenue and Lincoln Avenue
Zip Code
10306.0
Introduced By Council Members
Oddo
Biographic
Johnny Maestro began his singing career with the Crests, one of the first interracial groups of the recording industry, recording rock’ n’ roll hits such as, Sixteen Candles, The Worst That Could Happen, Trouble In Paradise, etc. He performed at num
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Mrs. Geri Cilmi Place PS 41
Present Name
214 Lane
Limits
Between 34th Avenue and 35th Avenue
Zip Code
11361.0
Introduced By Council Members
Halloran
Biographic
Geri Cilmi was a New York City Science Facilitator. She participated in the District’s Professional Development of Observation Series Excellence in Education in which she presented many workshops at the New York City Association for Supervision and Cu
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Mary V. Lauro Way
Present Name
Matilda Avenue
Limits
Between East 236th Street and East 237th Street
Zip Code
10466.0
Introduced By Council Members
Koppell
Biographic
Mary V. Lauro graduated from Hunter College in 1947 and later went to work for Adhesive Products Corporation where she co-invented Monzini, a synthetic casting compound used by many museums in dinosaur skeletons and other exhibits and also sculptors and
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Firefighter Paul Warhola Way
Present Name
South 2nd Street
Limits
Between Bedford Avenue and Driggs Avenue
Zip Code
11249.0
Introduced By Council Members
Reyna
Biographic
Paul Warhola was a dedicated firefighter who served the community of Williamsburgh for fifteen years. He was a responder to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and also helped during the rescue and recovery operation at Ground Zero. He died on t
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Police Officer Jill Garcia Place
Present Name
Cross Bronx Expressway
Limits
Between Park Avenue and Washington Avenue
Zip Code
10457.0
Introduced By Council Members
Rivera
Biographic
Police Officer Jill Garcia entered the New York City Police Academy in September 2000.  She was assigned to the 46th Precinct upon her graduation from the Police Academy.  In 2003, she was transferred to the 48th Precinct where she worked on patrol a
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Bishop Francisco Garmendia Place
Present Name
Crotona Parkway
Limits
Between Elsmere Place and East 176th Street
Zip Code
10460.0
Introduced By Council Members
Rivera
Biographic
Bishop Francisco Garmendia was the first Hispanic bishop to serve the archdiocese of New York and was pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas parish in the Bronx for a quarter century. He was ordained to the episcopacy by Cardinal Terence Cooke in St. Patrick’s
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Carl Paul Jennewein Place
Present Name
Van Nest Avenue
Limits
Between Melville Street Van Nest Avenue
Zip Code
10460.0
Introduced By Council Members
Rivera
Biographic
Carl Paul Jennewein was a classical and art deco sculptor. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, he came to the United States in 1907 and studied at the Art Students League in New York. He served in the United States Army, Seventh Regiment. His most well known
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Staten Island
New Name
Bishop C. Asapansa-Johnson Way
Present Name
Van Duzer Street
Limits
Between Hannah Street and Victory Boulevard
Zip Code
10301.0
Introduced By Council Members
Rose
Biographic
Bishop C. Asapansa-Johnson was the pastor of Bethel Community Church and former president of the Interdenominational Ministers Meeting of Greater New York. He was former pastor of the Allen Memorial Church (African Methodist Episcopal) in Brooklyn. He
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Guadalupe Rodriguez Way
Present Name
West 173rd Street
Limits
Between Fort Washington and Haven
Zip Code
10032.0
Introduced By Council Members
Rodriguez
Biographic
Guadalupe Rodriguez founded The Heights Center for Immigrants Advocacy, Inc., a grassroots group that emerged to empower minorities through the provision of educational supportive services. It was founded in 1994. The center was set up to improve partici
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Alfred J. Ranieri Way
Present Name
Ampere Avenue
Limits
Between Stadium Avenue and Ohm Avenue
Zip Code
10465.0
Introduced By Council Members
Vacca
Biographic
Alfred J. Ranieri was a prominent attorney and civic leader in the East Bronx as well as a United States Navy veteran of World War II. A fifty-year resident of the Spencer Estate Country Club community, he served as President of the Homeowners Associati
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Rocco Miano Way
Present Name
Hone Avenue
Limits
Between Morris Park Avenue and Rhinelander Avenue
Zip Code
10461.0
Introduced By Council Members
Vacca
Biographic
Rocco Miano was born and raised in Morris Park and served over three decades as a volunteer in his community. He was a founding member of the Morris Park Community Patrol, which he served for nearly thirty years and also served as the Second Vice Presid
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Dr. Joan Maynard Way
Present Name
Buffalo Avenue
Limits
Between St. Marks Avenue and Bergen Street
Zip Code
11233.0
Introduced By Council Members
Vann
Biographic
Joan Maynard’s life work was preserving a 19th century settlement of free blacks in Brooklyn. She was the driving force behind the preservation of Weeksville, the pre-Civil War community of freed slaves on the edge of Crown Heights, just south of Bedf
Int. No. 1188-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 1188-A • Enactment Date: 2013-12-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1188-A
Enactment Date
2013-12-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2013-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2013/131
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Birdel’s Records Way
Present Name
Nostrand Avenue
Limits
Between Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street
Zip Code
11216.0
Introduced By Council Members
Vann
Biographic
This co-naming will commemorate Birdel’s Records, a record store that was open for more than a half century until recently. Birdel’s Records opened in 1944 in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Through the years, the store drew such R&B legends as James Brown, Al
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Bronx
New Name
Louis Salvati Way
Present Name
Mickle Avenue
Limits
Between Astor Avenue and Pelham Parkway North
Zip Code
10469.0
Introduced By Council Members
Vacca
Biographic
Louis Salvati was president of the Chester Civic Improvement Association, a local civic organization from 1992 to 1997, during which time he led a successful campaign to improve street safety and traffic flow following the approval of a large commercial
Int. No. 428-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 428-A • Enactment Date: 2010-12-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 428-A
Enactment Date
2010-12-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2010-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2011/003
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Bertram L. Baker Way
Present Name
Jefferson Avenue
Limits
Between Throop Avenue and Tompkins Avenue
Zip Code
11216.0
Introduced By Council Members
Vann
Biographic
Bertram L. Baker was born on Nevis in the British West Indies and migrated to the United States in 1915. He started his business career as a bookkeeper for the chandelier manufacturer, Cox and Nostrand of Brooklyn before going into private practice as a
Int. No. 931-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 931-A • Enactment Date: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 931-A
Enactment Date
2009-04-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/025
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Citizens of Pozzallo Way
Present Name
Henry Street
Limits
Between Sackett Street and Union Street
Zip Code
11231.0
Introduced By Council Members
DeBlasio
Biographic
The Society of the Citizens of Pozzallo was founded in 1919. This organization has provided assistance to the poor and underprivileged by promoting the advancement of education and by contributing to other organized institutions of science and medical r
Int. No. 931-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 931-A • Enactment Date: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 931-A
Enactment Date
2009-04-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/025
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Giorgio Perlasca Way
Present Name
Dahill Road
Limits
Between 41st Street and 42nd Street
Zip Code
11218.0
Introduced By Council Members
DeBlasio
Biographic
Giorgio Perlasca worked for Angel Sanz-Briz during WWII issuing protective passes to Budapest’s Jewish population. He was put in charge of the safe houses sheltering Jews from deportation and the Arrow Cross militia. He also worked with Raoul Wallenb
Int. No. 931-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 931-A • Enactment Date: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 931-A
Enactment Date
2009-04-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/025
Category
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Anthony Suraci Place
Present Name
39th Place
Limits
Between 47th Avenue and 48th Avenue
Zip Code
11104.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gioia
Biographic
Anthony Suraci lived with his wife in Sunnyside, Queens, for over 60 years where he served as President of the Thompson Hill Civic Association, District Leader and held a number of annual charity events for needy families through the United Republicans o
Int. No. 931-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 931-A • Enactment Date: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 931-A
Enactment Date
2009-04-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/025
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Jason Ruiz Way
Present Name
60th Street
Limits
Between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
Zip Code
11220.0
Introduced By Council Members
Gonzalez
Biographic
Jason Ruiz was an FDNY Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) whose brave actions included rescuing a woman who fell on the subway tracks at Marcy and Myrtle Avenues. He was awarded a medal for meritorious acts in 2006 and 2007.
Int. No. 931-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 931-A • Enactment Date: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 931-A
Enactment Date
2009-04-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/025
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Thurgood Marshall Boulevard
Present Name
Edgecombe Avenue
Limits
Between 150th Street and 155th Street
Zip Code
10031.0
Introduced By Council Members
Jackson
Biographic
Thurgood Marshall was an American jurist and the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. He served for 24 years compiling a liberal record that included strong support for Constitutional protection of individual rights.
Int. No. 931-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 931-A • Enactment Date: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 931-A
Enactment Date
2009-04-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/025
Category
Street
Borough
Manhattan
New Name
Lucille Bulger Place
Present Name
West 159th Street
Limits
Between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue
Zip Code
10032.0
Introduced By Council Members
Jackson
Biographic
Lucille Bulger was a neighborhood leader and the founder and long-time Executive Director of the Community League of the Heights. The organization was originally created to offer programs and services for the neighborhoods youth, but was later expanded
Int. No. 931-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 931-A • Enactment Date: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 931-A
Enactment Date
2009-04-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/025
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Mother Gloria A. Boyce Way
Present Name
Pitkin Avenue
Limits
Between Eastern Parkway and Van Sinderen Avenue
Zip Code
11212.0
Introduced By Council Members
Mealy
Biographic
Gloria A. Boyce served the central Brooklyn area for over forty years. She was a member of the Brownsville Community Council Board, the Community Progress Center, the Marcus Garvey Urban Renewal and founded the LaVaughn Moore Day Care Center, in East Ne
Int. No. 931-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 931-A • Enactment Date: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 931-A
Enactment Date
2009-04-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-07-30T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/025
Category
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Michael A. Clarke Avenue
Present Name
137th Avenue
Limits
Between 226th Street and 230th Street
Zip Code
11413.0
Introduced By Council Members
Sanders, Jr.
Biographic
Michael A. Clarke was very active in his community and also in the First Presbyterian Church. He will be most remembered for his artistic talents involving his camera coverage at Ground Zero in 2001 and the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in Belle
Int. No. 931-A
Intro Number: Int. No. 931-A • Enactment Date: 2009-04-20T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 931-A
Enactment Date
2009-04-20T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/025
Category
Street
Borough
Queens
New Name
Poor Freddie’s Avenue
Present Name
129th Avenue
Limits
Between Merrick Boulevard and 174th Street
Zip Code
11434.0
Introduced By Council Members
Comrie
Biographic
Freddie Dill, Sr. was not only a role model for entrepreneurs, but also a valued and active member of his community. He has been honored by various community leaders, politicians and those who he had helped over the years. When he moved to Jamaica, Que
Int. No. 1033
Intro Number: Int. No. 1033 • Enactment Date: 2009-07-17T00:00:00.000 • Enactment Year: 2009-01-01T00:00:00.000
Coordinates
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Intro Number
Int. No. 1033
Enactment Date
2009-07-17T00:00:00.000
Enactment Year
2009-01-01T00:00:00.000
Enactment Number
2009/046
Category
Street
Borough
Brooklyn
New Name
Sgt. Kimel L. Watt Way
Present Name
Hemlock Street
Limits
Between Blake Avenue and Dumont Avenue
Zip Code
11208.0
Introduced By Council Members
Barron
Biographic
Sgt. Kimel L. Watt emigrated to the United States from the West Indies at the age of six and attended P.S. 159 and I.S. 218. While he served in the United States Army, he received the medal of ARCOM, the Purple Heart Army Achievement Award, the Iraqi Ca
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