NYC Honorary Street Names Map (Street Line)

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-05T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Queens

Sharon Michele Rivers & Caprice Antoinette Bush Way

78th Avenue

Between Queens Boulevard and Kew Forest Lane

11375.0

Sharon Michele Rivers & Caprice Antoinette Bush Way

Sharon Michele Rivers was a young woman who epitomized the words New Yorker. Born in the Bronx, she was a product of the New York City School System graduating from one of its specialized schools, The High School of Fashion Industries. She held different

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Int. No. 480-A

2022-08-14T00:00:00.000

2022-07-09T00:00:00.000

2022/081

Street

Bronx

Louis Iorio Way

60th Drive

Between 84th Street and the dead end of the block

11379.0

Holden

Louis Iorio was a well-known fixture at Resurrection Ascension, volunteering as a Parish Athlete Representative. He ran a basketball clinic for young kids every Saturday morning, in addition to coaching teams for the parish and organizing basketball tour

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Int. No. 1293

1989-10-10T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/068

Street

Brooklyn

Green Street—George Apen Street

Green Street

From Manhattan Avenue to McGuinness Boulevard

11222.0

Gerges

George Apen was a lifelong resident of the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. He was active in local politics, social and military organizations.
George Apen served his country during World War II as a member of the famous 82nd Airborne Division.

George Ap

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-05T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Bronx

Richard Reed, Jr. Place

East 166th Street

Between Union Avenue and Tinton Avenue

10456.0

Foster

Richard Reed, Jr. devoted his life to the development of the youth of the Bronx and touched the lives of many other residents in a positive fashion. He was one of the founders of the Bronx Foundation, an organization made up of present and former Bronx r

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Int. No. 1294

1989-10-10T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/069

Street

Brooklyn

Graham Avenue - Via Vespucci

Graham Avenue

From Herbert Street to Driggs Avenue

11222.0

Gerges

This legislation will add a second name to an existing street in Brooklyn so that it will now be known as Graham Avenue-Via Vespucci. It is presently known as Graham Avenue and the limits are from Herbert Street to Driggs Avenue.

This proposed legislati

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-05T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Manhattan

Dr. John J. Sass Place

Macombs Place

From West 150th Street to West 154th Street

10039.0

Dickens

Reverend Dr. John J. Sass was an outstanding humanitarian who provided services to his Harlem Community for over 60 years. He was a pastor at St. Matthews Baptist Church and had received many community service awards for his tenacious leadership and for

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Int. No. 480-A

2022-08-14T00:00:00.000

2022-07-09T00:00:00.000

2022/081

Street

Queens

Captain Thomas G. Abbey Place

82nd Place

Between 64th Road and Furmanville Avenue

11379.0

Holden

Thomas Abbey was born 1899 and died September 12, 1943. In 1927, Abbey joined New York City’s Police Department. Throughout his life, Abbey was a resident of Middle Village. Due to his military service in the First World War, he was released from the P

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Int. No. 1298

1989-10-10T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/071

Street

Manhattan

Mount Carmel Place

A New Street

From East 26th Street to East 28th Street

10016.0

Greitzer, Castaneira Colon, Lisa, and O'Donovan

Approximately twenty years ago, a new street was established between First and Second Avenue running from East 26th to East 28th Streets. The street was never officially named and has been known as "A New Street" since its opening.

Our Lady of the Scapu

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Int. No. 746-A

2005-12-29T00:00:00.000

2005-08-05T00:00:00.000

2005/131

Street

Queens

Nativity B.V.M. Way

91st Street

Between Rockaway Boulevard and 101st Avenue

11416.0

Addabbo

This street name change is to honor Nativity of the B.V.M. Roman Catholic Church, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

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Int. No. 1303

1989-10-10T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/074

Street

Manhattan

East 112th Street/Tony Mendez Place

East 112th Street

From Madison to Fifth Avenues

10029.0

Maloney, Castaneira Colon, Clark, Eisland, Gerges, Michels, and Robles

Tony Mendez was born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico in 1903. In 1926 he moved to New York City and married Isabel Negroni. He dedicated the next fifty-six years of his life to enriching the lives of Puerto Ricans and other minorities.

Tony Mendez was the first

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Int. No. 1300

2019-01-20T00:00:00.000

2019-07-09T00:00:00.000

2019/024

Street

Brooklyn

Bishop Landon E. Penn Way

Eastern Parkway

Between Ralph Avenue and Howard Avenue

11233.0

Ampry-Samuel

Bishop Landon E. Penn founded the Universal Temple Church of God in Crown Heights in 1969. He served as a liaison between the Crown Heights community and the NYPD and founded public housing and drug prevention programs and provided food and clothing for

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-05T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Queens

PFC Alberto Colon Street

204th Street

Between 46th Road and 47th Avenue

11361.0

Avella

PFC Alberto Colon was a United States Marine killed in action in Vietnam on February 20, 1968. At the time of his death he had just turned 19 years of age. Following his death he was awarded the Purple Heart for making the ultimate sacrifice for his coun

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Int. No. 1286

1989-10-25T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/077

Park

Brooklyn

Park Circle - Machate Circle

Park Circle

An existing circle located at the intersection of Prospect Park Southwest, Parkside Svenue, Coney Island Avenue and Ocean Parkway

11218.0

DiBrienza Alter, Horwitz, Albanese, Berman, Castaneira Colon, Gerges, O'Donovan, Wooten, Ward, Povman, Foster, McCaffrey, Pinkett, and Robles

Robert Machate Jr. was born on September 28. 1963 in Brooklyn. New York. He attended the local public grammar and junior high schools before graduating from Lincoln High School. Robert also completed one year at Kingsborough Community College.

On Januar

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Int. No. 746-A

2005-12-29T00:00:00.000

2005-08-05T00:00:00.000

2005/131

Street

Bronx

Arthur & Dorothy Crier Place

Boston Road

Between East 179th Street and East 180th Street

10460.0

Rivera

Arthur Crier was a former Bronx CPB youth coordinator and legendary doo-wop musician. His wife, Dorothy Crier, was also a longtime member of Bronx CPB, served on the Board of Directors for the Labor Sherman Day Care Center, and was one of the founders of

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Int. No. 1324-A

1989-12-27T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/108

Park

Brooklyn

Maria Hernandez Park

Bushwick Park

An existing park bounded by Starr Street, Iriving Avenue, Suydam Avenue and Knickerbocker Avenue

11237.0

Robles, Berman, Gerges, Leffler, Maloney, O'Donovan, Rivera, Williams, Wooten, Ward, Povman, Foster, DiBrienza, McCaffrey, Dear, and Horwitz

The renaming of this local park is of significant importance to the Bushwick Community's ongoing fight against the spread of the sale of illegal drugs. Not too long ago, Bushwick Park was a site that had been taken over by drug dealers who prevented loca

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Int. No. 1300

2019-01-20T00:00:00.000

2019-07-09T00:00:00.000

2019/024

Street

Brooklyn

Woody Guthrie Way

Mermaid Avenue

Between West 35th Street and West 36th Street

11224.0

Treyger

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was an American folk musician who wrote hundreds of songs, including “This Land Is Your Land,” “So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You,” “Grand Coulee Dam,” “I Ain’t Got No Home” and “Dust Bowl Refugees.” Duri

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Int. No. 746-A

2005-12-29T00:00:00.000

2005-08-05T00:00:00.000

2005/131

Street

Manhattan

Reverend Walter L. Harding Place

Morningside Avenue

Between West 123rd and West 124th Streets

10027.0

Perkins

Reverend Dr. Walter L. Harding served as pastor of the St. Like Baptist Church from February 1938 through October 1991 for a period of 53 years. Reverend Harding’s selfless dedication and contributions have been recognized by many, including Presidents

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Int. No. 1300

2019-01-20T00:00:00.000

2019-07-09T00:00:00.000

2019/024

Street

Queens

Chief Ronald Spadafora Way

90th Street

Between Rockaway Boulevard and 101st Avenue

11416.0

Ulrich

Ronald Spadafora was a 40-year veteran of the FDNY who supervised rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero and was the chief of safety for the entire 9/11 recovery operation. He died of 9/11 related illnesses.

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Int. No. 1335

1989-12-27T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/110

Street

Bronx

Independence Avenue—Bingham Road

Independence Avenue

From West 252nd Street to Spaulding Lane

10471.0

Eisland, Castaneira Colon, Dear, Gerges, Greitzer, leffler, Michels, O'Donovan, Foster, DiBrienza McCafrrey, Crispino, and Robles

Jonathan Bingham was born in New Haven, Connecticut on April 24, 1914. He graduated with a B.A. degree from Yale University in 1936 and obtained a J.D. degree also from Yale in 1939. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 1940 and practiced law in New Yo

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Int. No. 746-A

2005-12-29T00:00:00.000

2005-08-05T00:00:00.000

2005/131

Street

Manhattan

Ms. Mary Iemma Way

East 119th Street

Between Park and Lexington Avenues

10035.0

Reed

Mary Iemma was the first African-American to develop more than five hundred decent and affordable apartments for families in East Harlem to live in, and organized a development program in East Harlem called the Upper Park Avenue Community Association (UP

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Int. No. 1300

2019-01-20T00:00:00.000

2019-01-01T00:00:00.000

2019/024

Street

Brooklyn

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Way

Coney Island Avenue

Between Avenue C and Avenue H

11230.0

Williams

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the founder and first governor-general of Pakistan. He studied at Bombay University and at Lincoln’s Inn in London. He ran a successful legal practice in Bombay and was a member of the Indian National Congress, which was worki

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Int. No. 1336

1989-12-27T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/111

Street

Brooklyn

Richardson Street–St. Cono Strada

Richardson Street

From Lorimer Street to Union Avenue

11211.0

Gerges, Castaneira Colon, Dear, O'Donovan, Foster, McCaffrey, and Robles

St. Cono is the patron saint of the Town of Teggiano, in the Province of Salerno, Italy. Many miracles were attributed to St. Cono but of great significance was the protection he afforded to the town and surrounding area from damage caused by earthquakes

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Int. No. 746-A

2005-12-29T00:00:00.000

2005-08-05T00:00:00.000

2005/131

Street

Manhattan

Reverend Pedro Pietri Way

East 3rd Street

Between Avenue B and Avenue C

10009.0

Lopez

Reverend Pedro Pietri was a very active member of his community, where he participated in many issues related to housing, culture, homelessness, citizen’s rights and youth. He was a gifted poet whose works could be seen and heard at the Nuyorican Poets

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Int. No. 480-A

2022-08-14T00:00:00.000

2022-07-10T00:00:00.000

2022/081

Street

Queens

Little Thailand Way

Woodside Avenue

Between 76th Street and 79th Street

11373.0

Krishnan

This co-naming will commemorate the vibrant Thai community in Woodside, Elmhurst and Jackson Heights.

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Int. No. 1344

1989-12-28T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/114

Street

Queens

91st Avenue–P.O. Edward-Byrne Avenue

91st Avenue

From 168th Street to 169th Street

11432.0

Povman, Spigner, Ward, Vallone, Berman, Castaneira Colon, Crispino, Dear, De Marco, Dryfoos, Eisland, Harrison, Horwitz, Katzman, Lisa, Leffler, McCaffrey Michels, O'Donovan, Wooten, Molinari, Foster, Maloney, DiBrienza, and Gerges.

On February 26, 1988, Police Officer Edward Byrne was assassinated in the South Jamaica section of Queens while he was sitting in a patrol car providing protection for a witness to a drug sale. The murder of this 22-year-old rookie police officer shocked

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Int. No. 746-A

2005-12-29T00:00:00.000

2005-08-05T00:00:00.000

2005/131

Street

Brooklyn

Mary Pinkett Avenue

Washington Avenue

Between Eastern Parkway and Lincoln Road

11225.0

James and Clarke

Mary Pinkett was the first African- American woman elected to the New York City Council, and served her community by fighting passionately for the underrepresented and overlooked.

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Int. No. 480-A

2022-08-14T00:00:00.000

2022-07-10T00:00:00.000

2022/081

Street

Brooklyn

Pujari Basdeo Mangal Way

Van Siclen Avenue

Between Atlantic Avenue and Liberty Avenue

11207.0

Nurse

Pujari (Hindu Priest) Basdeo Mangal was born at Fyrish Road, Corentyne Berbice, Guyana. Early in his life, he decided to dedicate himself to worship and service within the Mariamman Hindu tradition. At the age of fifteen, Pujari Mangal became a spiritual

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-06T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Queens

Genesis Regalado Way

55th Avenue

Between 98th and 99th Streets

11368.0

Sears

Genesis Regalado was a student at IS 61 Queens on 50th Avenue in Corona, Queens and was a well-known and popular member of the local community. Tragically, she was shot and killed by a stray bullet fired from a moving car on 55th Avenue between 98th and

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Int. No. 1353

1989-12-28T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/119

Street

Brooklyn

10th Avenue/John P. Devaney Boulevard

10th Avenue

From Prospect Park Southwest to 20th Street

11215.0

DiBrienza, Castaneira Colon, O'Donovan, Williams, Foster. McCaffrey, and Robles

This proposed legislation would add a second name, John P. Devaney Boulevard to 10th Avenue from Prospect Park Southwest to 20th Street.

John P. Devaney was born and raised in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, residing most of his life on 10th Avenue.

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Int. No. 1103-A

2009-12-28T00:00:00.000

2009-08-06T00:00:00.000

2009/092

Street

Queens

J. Clifford Gadsden Place

175th Street

Between 145th Avenue and 146th Avenue

11434.0

Sanders, Jr.

J. Clifford Gadsden was a community leader and activist for decades and was often referred to as “the Mayor of Springfield Gardens.” He was a great spokesman who motivated the residents of Springfield Gardens to unite in order to protect their right

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Int. No. 480-A

2022-08-14T00:00:00.000

2022-07-10T00:00:00.000

2022/081

Street

Brooklyn

Jane Walentas Way

Dock Street

Between Front Street and Water Street

11201.0

Restler

Jane Walentas was the founder of Jane's Carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park. She was a DUMBO resident and community builder. She worked as an Art Director for many years in cosmetics and fashion before embarking on the task of restoring the Carousel. She re

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-06T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Manhattan

Frederick Douglass Landing

Chambers Street

From West Street to the Ramp at the Borough of Manhattan Community College

10013.0

Gerson

Born a slave in Maryland, Frederick Douglass eventually escaped to freedom. His lifelong struggles for liberty and the rights of others have become a stirring episode in the darkest chapter of American history. Frederick Douglass first came to New York C

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Int. No. 1358

1989-12-28T00:00:00.000

1989-01-01T00:00:00.000

1989/122

Street

Queens

110th Avenue/Brinkerhoff Avenue

110th Avenue

From the intersection of 142nd and 143rd Streets and 111th Avenue to 180th Street

11435.0

Spigner, Povman, Castaneira Colon, Dear, O'Donovan, Foster, and McCaffrey

This legislation will add the name, Brinkerhoff Avenue to 110th Avenue from the intersection of 142nd and 143rd Streets and 111th Avenue to 180th Street. This proposed legislation was introduced at the request of the Brinkerhoff Action Association. The o

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Int. No. 480-A

2022-08-14T00:00:00.000

2022-01-01T00:00:00.000

2022/081

Street

Brooklyn

Rita Saunders Way

Bond Street

Between Baltic Street and Butler Street

11217.0

Restler

Rita Saunders's selflessness began at a young age when she petitioned for guardianship of her 6 siblings after her mother passed away from breast cancer when she was 16. She lived in Gowanus Houses her whole life, which she spent contributing to the comm

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Int. No. 910

1987-10-21T00:00:00.000

1987-01-01T00:00:00.000

1987/067

Street

Brooklyn

Marcus Garvey Boulevard

Marcus Garvey Avenue

From Broadway to Fulton Street

11216.0

Williams, Castaneira colon, Dryfoos, O'Donovan, Wooten, Foster, Gerena-Valentin, Greitzer, and Pinkett

Marcus Garvey was born in Jamaica, West Indies; where in 1914 he developed a movement 10 promote vocational industrial education and black consciousness for a largely uneducated black population. From this beginning, he is universally acknowledged as the

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Int. No. 480-A

2022-08-14T00:00:00.000

2022-07-10T00:00:00.000

2022/081

Street

Queens

Dharmacharya Seerattan Way

173rd Street

Between Jamaica Avenue and 93rd Avenue

11435.0

Williams

Dharmacharya Seerattan founded the Shri Devi Mandir in Jamaica, Queens in 1988 with a Global Humanitarian Foundation to serve globally. He worked with charitable organizations, including the BAPS Care International where in 2005 he built a well in a poor

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-06T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Manhattan

Elizabeth Jennings Place

Park Row

Between Beekman and Spruce Streets

10038.0

Gerson

A century before Rosa Parks, Elizabeth Jennings refused to be forced from a public bus because of the color of her skin. She was physically forced from the bus and filed damages against the company, driver and conductor. Represented by future president C

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Int. No. 480-A

2022-08-14T00:00:00.000

2022-07-10T00:00:00.000

2022/081

Street

Queens

Don Capalbi Way

136th Street

Between 57th Road and 58th Avenue

11355.0

Ung

Don Capalbi was the former president of the Queensboro Hill Flushing Civic Association, and was known for his activism, including his successful campaign for traffic control near PS 163 and his condemnation of the 2015 Main Street redesign. He also worke

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Int. No. 897

1987-11-10T00:00:00.000

1987-01-01T00:00:00.000

1987/068

Street

Queens

Colonial Avenue/ Assemblyman Ralph Goldstein Avenue

Colonial Avenue

From 62nd Avenue to 62nd Drive

11375.0

Katzman, Castaneira Colon, Dear, Leffler, Povman, Maloney, and Ward

Ralph Goldstein, a native New Yorker, was the Assemblyman for the 30th Assembly District, which is located in Queens County, from 1977 until his untimely death on May 21, 1986. He was the chairman of the Assembly's Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-06T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Manhattan

B.C. Fred Scheffold Place

3rd Avenue

Between East 124th and 125th Streets

10035.0

Mark- Viverito

B.C. Fred Scheffold was a FDNY fire fighter who died during the September 11th tragedy and had served the community of East Harlem for a number of years. He was an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. He later married and had three daughters. He was sworn in

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Int. No. 988

2018-07-29T00:00:00.000

2018-07-12T00:00:00.000

2018/139

Street

Staten Island

Joseph Calabria Way

Barlow Avenue

Between Richmond Avenue and Wainwright Avenue

10312.0

Borelli

Joseph Calabria was drafted into the United States and served in the Korean War. His career, after being discharged from the military, was spent on the Manhattan waterfront initially as a Longshoreman where his performance resulted in his promotion to F

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Int. No. 717

1987-02-19T00:00:00.000

1987-07-31T00:00:00.000

1987/003

Street

Manhattan

Avenue C - Loisaida Avenue

Avenue C

From East Houston Street To 14th Street

10009.0

Friedlandler, Messinger, and O'Donovan

The lower east side is presently experiencing a commercial revival and has served as the cradle for the urban homestead movement. The legislation was proposed at the request of an ad hoc committee consisting of numerous community groups from the lower ea

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Int. No. 1103-A

2009-12-28T00:00:00.000

2009-08-06T00:00:00.000

2009/092

Street

Bronx

Gloria D. Alexander Way

Digney Avenue

Between East 233rd Street and Bussing Avenue

10466.0

Seabrook

Gloria D. Alexander graduated with honors from Rhodes High School and went on to receive her bachelors from Hunter College. She later received her nursing certification from Mt. Sinai School of Nursing. Her love for life and animals fueled her explorat

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Int. No. 988

2018-07-29T00:00:00.000

2018-07-12T00:00:00.000

2018/139

Street

Brooklyn

Sarah and Michoel Behrman Way

Carroll Street

Between Brooklyn Avenue and New York Avenue

11213.0

Cumbo

Sarah Behrman was an educator and advocate for the less fortunate. She worked for Hebrew Academy For Special Children, the Jewish educational and clinical social service agency for people with special needs. In addition to using the resources availabl

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-06T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Manhattan

B.C. Joseph Marchbanks Way

East 124th Street

Between Lexington and 3rd Avenues

10035.0

Viverito

Battalion Chief Joseph Marchbanks was a FDNY fire fighter who died during the September 11th tragedy and had served the community of East Harlem for a number of years. He grew up in the Inwood section of Manhattan. He later married and had two children.

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Int. No. 457

2024-08-15T00:00:00.000

2006-01-01T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Manhattan

Julia de Burgos Boulevard

106th Street

From 5th Avenue to the East River

10029.0

Mark – Viverito

Julia de Burgos was an exceptional poet and activist who was a vanguard in both these realms. Modern critics believe that de Burgos’s poetry anticipated the work of feminist writers and poets as well as that of other Hispanic authors.

De Burgos was

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-06T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Manhattan

Saint Juan Diego Boulevard

15th Avenue

Between 72nd Street and 73rd Street

11228.0

Gentile

Saint Juan Diego participated in the miracle of Guadalupe and was canonized by the Church celebrated by Pope John Paul II.

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-06T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Brooklyn

Abolitionist Place

Duffield Street

Between Fulton Street and Willoughby Street

11201.0

James

Abolitionism as a movement was critically influential on American History. Abolitionists risked their lives to fight the abomination of chattel slavery. Many abolitionists and Underground Railroad conductors lived and owned property along this segment of

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Int. No. 1103-A

2009-12-28T00:00:00.000

2009-08-06T00:00:00.000

2009/092

Street

Queens

Beverly Baxter Blvd.

Rockaway Beach Boulevard

Between the west side of Beach 108 Street to the east side of Beach 116th Street

11694.0

Ulrich

Beverly Baxter graduated from Columbia University where she majored in theater, creative writing and journalism. She moved to Rockaway in 1992 and was an active member of the community. She wrote the column, “On the Beach” for the Rockaway Wave new

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Int. No. 457

2006-12-05T00:00:00.000

2006-08-06T00:00:00.000

2006/050

Street

Staten Island

Dante L. Ferrari Way

Cromwell Avenue

Between Hylan Boulevard and Laconia Avenue

10305.0

Oddo

Dante Ferrari was the Staten Island Democratic Party leader from 1971 to 1973 and the Chief Clerk of the Staten Island Surrogate’s Court for 15 years. He was the director of the New York and Suburban Saving and Loan Association in Manhattan and was ele