Int 1054-2016
Naming of 42 thoroughfares and public places.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2016-02-05Local Law 2016/023
Enacted as Local Law 2016/023.
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Agenda: 2016-02-05Passed: 2016-02-25Enacted: 2016-02-25
Summary
This bill would co-name 42 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 42 co-names, 3 are either a relocation of a previously enacted co-naming or a revision to the street sign installed with respect to a previously enacted co-naming.
Committee on Parks and Recreation — Department of Parks and Recreation.
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Sponsors (25)
Lifecycle
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2016-02-04 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2016-02-04 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2016-02-05 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2016-02-05 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2016-02-05 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2016-02-05 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2016-02-25 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2016-02-25 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2016-02-25 · City Council
Votes (7)
Aye (6)
Mark LevineDarlene MealyJames G. Van BramerAndrew CohenAlan N. MaiselMark Treyger
Absent (1)
Fernando Cabrera
Heard at (2)
City Council · 2016-02-05 · 12:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2016-02-04 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Attachments (11)
- Legislative History Report
- Summary of Int. No. 1054
- Committee Report 2/4/16
- Hearing Testimony 2/4/16
- Hearing Transcript 2/4/16
- February 5, 2016 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Mayor's Letter
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-5-16
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 5, 2016
- Local Law 23
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Tanaya R. Copeland Avenue
None
At the north side of Stanley Avenue and Sheridan Avenue
�2. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Loretta Ruddock Smith Way
None
At the intersection of West 174th Street and Davidson Avenue
�3. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Demetris Kastanas Way
None
At the intersection of Steinway Street and 31st Avenue
�4. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Clarence Norman Sr. Way
Rogers Avenue
Between Eastern Parkway and Union Street
�5. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Dr. Derrick E. Griffith Way
Montgomery Street
Between Bedford Avenue and Franklin Avenue
�6. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Carey Gabay Way
Clinton Avenue
Between Willoughby Avenue and Myrtle Avenue
�7. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Diversity Plaza
37th Road
Between 73rd Street and 74th Street
�8. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Edward F. Guida Sr. Way
None
At the northeast corner of 104th Street and 48th Avenue
�9. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Patrice T.C. Capo Memorial Way
None
At the intersection of 90th Street and Third Avenue
�10. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ragamuffin Way
None
At the intersection of 74th Street and 3rd Avenue
�11. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Hip Hop Boulevard
At 1520 Sedgwick Avenue
Between West 167th Street and West Tremont Avenue
�12. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. William E. Thompson Way
Teller Avenue
Between East 169th Street and East 170th Street
�13. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Robert "PH" Diaz Way
Degraw Street
Between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue
�14. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sgt. Bobby Mendez Way
None
At the northwest corner of S. 10th Street and Bedford Avenue
�15. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Dr. Jasper Simmons Place
None
At the intersection of 155th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
�16. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Norman Rockwell Place
None
At the intersection of 103rd Street and Broadway
�17. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Captain James McDonnell Way
None
At the intersection of East 152nd Street and Prospect Avenue
�18. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ms. Aida Perez-Loiza Aldea Lane
None
At the southeast corner of East 105th Street and Lexington Avenue
�19. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
SGT. Donald B. Geisler Way
None
At the intersection of Lisbon Place and Lincoln Avenue
�20. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joseph DeNicola Lane
None
At the intersection of Nedra Lane and Arden Avenue
�21. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
FDNY Capt. John R. Graziano Way
None
At the intersection of Getz Avenue and Katan Avenue
�22. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Anthony Manifold Way, WWII Hero, MIA
None
At the intersection of Bradford Avenue and Foster Road
�23. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Connor and Breandon Moore Way
None
At the intersection of McLaughlin Street and Quincy Avenue
�24. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Police Officer Kenneth Anthony Nugent Way
None
At the intersection of 91st Avenue and 188th Street
�25. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
John Watusi Branch Way
None
At the northwest corner of 176th Street and Jamaica Avenue
�26. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Kips Bay Blvd.
1930 Randall Avenue
Between White Plains Road and Pugsley Avenue
�27. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Detective Randolph Holder Way
At the intersection of Collier Avenue and Briar Place
Between Beach 25th Street and Beach 22nd Street
�28. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Freddy Beras-Goico Way
175th Street
Between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenue
�29. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sidney Offerman Way
None
At the intersection of Nagle Street and Ellwood Street
�30. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
School Security Agent Sandra P. Cranford Way
None
At the southwest corner of Tompkins Avenue and Hill Street underneath the Hill Street sign
�31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Roberta (Bobbie) Jacobowitz Way
None
At the intersection of St. Mark's Place and Hyatt Street
�32. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Robert S. Farrell and Donald H. Farrell Way
None
At the southwest corner of Port Richmond Avenue and Richmond Terrace
�33. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Abner Bernard Duncan Way
None
At the intersection of East 180th Street and Arthur Avenue
�34. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Police Officer Kevin Joseph Gillespie Way
None
At the intersection of Grand Concourse and East 183rd Street
�35. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
John C. Flynn Way
None
At the intersection of East 182nd Street and Grote Street
�36. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Charles Lucania Memorial Way
None
At the northwest corner of 149th Street and Willets Point Boulevard
�37. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Vincent Cangelosi Memorial Way
None
At the intersection of 154th Street and 26th Avenue
�38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Alfred J. Vigilante Way
None
At the northwest corner of East 49th Street and Foster Avenue
�39. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Qadri's Way
110th Street
Between 107th Avenue and 109th Avenue
�40. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Anthony Mason Way
147th Street
Between Rockaway Boulevard and Sutphin Boulevard
�41. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
1783 Evacuation Day Plaza
Bowling Green Plaza
�42. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
??????? ????? - National Herald Way
30th Street
Between 37th Avenue and 38th Avenue
�43. Sections 2 and 22 of local law number 76 for the year 2015 are hereby REPEALED.
�44. Section 34 of local law number 15 for the year 2015 is hereby REPEALED.
�45. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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