Int 1744-2017
Naming of 70 thoroughfares and public places.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2017-10-31Local Law 2017/237
Enacted as Local Law 2017/237.
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Agenda: 2017-10-31Passed: 2017-12-01Enacted: 2017-12-01
Summary
This bill would co-name 70 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose districts include the location. Of these 70 co-names, 14 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 (35)
Lifecycle
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2017-10-30 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2017-10-30 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2017-10-31 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2017-10-31 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-10-31 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-10-31 · City Council
HeardHearing Scheduled by Mayor
2017-11-20 · Mayor
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2017-12-01 · City Council
Votes (7)
Aye (6)
Darlene MealyAndrew CohenMark LevineJames G. Van BramerAlan N. MaiselMark Treyger
Absent (1)
Fernando Cabrera
Heard at (2)
City Council · 2017-10-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2017-10-30 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
Attachments (10)
- Summary of Int. No. 1744
- Int. No. 1744
- Committee Report 10/30/17
- Hearing Transcript 10/30/17
- October 31, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-31-17
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 237
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - October 31, 2017
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
1st Lt. Alf Larsen Way WWII Hero
None
At the intersection of Arden Avenue and Rensselaer Avenue
�2. The following street name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Police Officer Kelly Korchak Way
Seidman Avenue
Between Koch Boulevard and Shirley Avenue
�3. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Detective Sean Carrington Way
None
At the intersection of Tenney Place and Andrews Avenue
�4. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Andrew Sandler Way
None
At the intersection of Waldo Avenue and West 238th Street
�5. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Assemblyman Denis J. Butler Way
30th Avenue
Between 43rd Street and 44th Street
�6. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Firefighter Jimmy Lanza Way
None
At the intersection of 31st Avenue and 54th Street
�7. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Firefighter Nicholas J. DeMasi Way
None
At the intersection of 77th Street and 21st Avenue
�8. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Firefighter William Tolley Way
66th Place
Between Myrtle Avenue and Cooper Avenue
�9. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Deacon Fabio Flaim Way
Bleecker Street
Between 60th Place and 61st Street
�10. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Frank R. Bell Way
None
At the southwest corner of Classon Avenue and Sterling Place
�11. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Dr. Solly Walker Way
Irving Place
Between Putnam Avenue and Gates Avenue
�12. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Reverend Dr. John L. Pratt Sr. Way
Clermount Avenue
Between Myrtle Avenue and Willoughby Avenue
�13. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Margaret Corbin Way
Corbin Place
Between Cass Place and the Boardwalk
�14. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
NYS Assemblyman Ivan Lafayette Way
None
At the northwest corner of 92nd Street and 34th Avenue
�15. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Jessie Streich-Kest Way
Argyle Road
Between Albemarle Road and Church Avenue
�16. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson Square
Lefferts Avenue
Between Brooklyn Avenue and New York Avenue
�17 The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Carole Schaffer's Way
Midwood Street
Between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue
�18. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Helen Marshall Blvd
Northern Boulevard
Between 94th Street and 111th Street
�19. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Alberto Ingravallo Way
None
At the northeast corner of Bay Ridge Parkway and 15th Avenue
�20. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
EMT Yadira Arroyo Way
Boston Road
Between East 168th Street and East 169th Street
�21. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Steve Halfon Way
None
At the intersection of Kings Highway and East 2nd Street
�22. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Jack M. Friedman Way
None
At the northeast corner of Union Turnpike and 254th Street
�23. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Bella Abzug Way
None
At the northwest corner of Bank Avenue and Greenwich Avenue
�24. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ms. Burmadine Hinds
None
At the southwest corner of White Plains Road and East 228th Street
�25. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Samuel Simpson Way
None
At the southeast corner of Strang Avenue and Murdock Avenue and at the northwest corner of East 187th Street and Elm Place
�26. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
J.W. Smith Way
None
At the southeast corner of Mickle Avenue and Givan Avenue
�27. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
The Lucky Corner
None
At the northeast corner of 116th Street and Lexington Avenue
�28. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
FDNY Firefighter Dennis Heedles Way
None
At the intersection of Summit Avenue and Richmond Road
�29. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Richard L. Willis Way
None
At the intersection of Fremont Avenue and Kruser Street
�30. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Jackie Robinson Way
MacDonough Street
Between Patchen Avenue and Ralph Avenue
�31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Richie Perez Way
None
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
�32. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mary Spink Way
None
At the southeast corner of East 2nd Street and Avenue A
�33. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Nicholas Figueroa Way
Second Avenue
Between 7th Street and Saint Marks Place at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and East 7th Street
�34. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Moises Locon Way
East 7th Street
Between Second Avenue and Third Avenue at the northwest corner of East 7th Street and Second Avenue
�35. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joseph Papp Way
None
At the southeast corner of Lafayette Street and 8th Street on Lafayette Street between 8th Street and 4th Street
�36. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Children's Court Way
None
At the northeast corner of Third Avenue and East 22nd Street
�37. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ms. Magazine Way
East 32nd Street
Between Third Avenue and Second Avenue at the southeast corner of East 32nd Street and Third Avenue
�38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mother Cabrini Way
None
At the northeast corner of East 19th Street and 3rd Avenue
�39. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Assemblywoman Barbara Clark Way
None
At the intersection of 224th Street and 120th Avenue
�40. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Doris L. & Rev Walter A. Jones Sr. Way
None
At the north side of 115th Road and Farmers Boulevard
�41. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Margie Boyd Way
None
At the intersection of Linden Boulevard and 220th Street
�42. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Tuskegee Airman Dabney N. Montgomery Place
None
At the northwest corner of 136th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
�43. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Assemblywoman Geraldine L. Daniels Way
None
At the northeast corner of 132nd Street and Lenox Avenue
�44. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Manuel "Manny" Fiallo Jr. Way
None
At the intersection of Mott Avenue and Beach 22nd Street
�45. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Amanda Clarke Way
None
At the intersection of 137th Avenue and 227th Street
�46. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Santiago Cer?n Way
Sickles Street
Between Sherman Avenue and Nagle Avenue
�47. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Flor Maria Miolan Way
None
At the northeast corner of 184th Street and Audubon Avenue
�48. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Bertha Simons Lee Way
None
At the northwest corner of Park Avenue and Vreeland Street
�49. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Saxophonist Eric R. Dixon Way
None
At the southwest corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Osgood Avenue
�50. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Firefighter Roy E. Smith Way
None
At the southwest corner of Forest Avenue and Broadway
�51. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Dennis M. Hogan Way
None
At the southwest corner of Forest Avenue and City Boulevard
�52. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Samuel A. Browne Way
None
At the southeast corner of Fairview Avenue and Knox Place
�53. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Honorable Louis R. Jerome Way
None
At the northeast corner of Foote Avenue and Clove Road
�54. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rising Star Coach "Eddie" Watkins Way
None
At the northeast corner of Crescent Avenue and Jersey Street
�55. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Education Activist Lilian Popp Way
None
At the southeast corner of Wall Street and Belmont Place
�56. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
James and Rina Garst Way
West 94th Street
Between Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue
�57. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Detective First Grade Steven McDonald
at the 86th Street Transverse, Central Park
�58. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Dr. Richard Izquierdo Way
Westchester Avenue
At the northeast corner of Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue
�59. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Dr. Fletcher C. Crawford Way
Hoe Avenue
Between Jennings Street and East 172nd Street
�60. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lorraine Montenegro Way
None
At the southwest corner of East 156th Street and Prospect Avenue
�61. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Louella Hatch Way
None
At the intersection of East 182nd Street and Tiebout Avenue
�62. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Association Caggianesi D'America Way
None
At the southeast corner of Van Sicklen Street and Avenue T
�63. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Pastor Agust�n Quiles Jr. Place
None
At the intersection of West 21st Street and Mermaid Avenue
�64. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rosia Wyche Way
None
At the intersection of West 32nd Street and Surf Avenue
�65. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Chief Christian Hoobs Way
None
At the northeast corner of Church Road and Noel Road
�66. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Frank Skala Way
None
At the northeast corner of 40th Avenue and Bell Boulevard
�67. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Alphonse "Al" Volpe Way
None
At the intersection of Skillman Avenue and 51st Street
�68. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Dr. Robert J. Johansson Way
27th Street
Between 40th Avenue and 39th Avenue
�69. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lily Gavin Place
Queens Boulevard
Between 39th Place and 40th Street
�70. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Vincent Cannariato Jr. Way
None
At the intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street
�71. Sections 5, 8, 9 ,14, 17, 30, 31 and 53 of local law number 110 for the year 2017 are hereby REPEALED.
�72. Sections 13, 21, 22, 29 and 35 of local law number 45 for the year 2017 are hereby REPEALED.
�73. This local law shall take effect immediately.
PM/KS
10/23/17
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