Int 0988-2018
Naming of 95 thoroughfares and public places.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2018-06-28Local Law 2018/139
Enacted as Local Law 2018/139.
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Agenda: 2018-06-28Passed: 2018-07-29Enacted: 2018-07-29
Summary
This bill would co-name 95 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 95 co-names, 8 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
2018-06-25 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2018-06-25 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-06-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-06-28 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2018-06-28 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2018-06-28 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2018-07-29 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2018-07-31 · City Council
Votes (11)
Aye (11)
James G. Van BramerJoseph C. BorelliCosta G. ConstantinidesMark Gjonaj Andy L. KingPeter A. KooFrancisco P. MoyaEric A. UlrichBarry S. GrodenchikJustin L. BrannanAndrew Cohen
Heard at (2)
City Council · 2018-06-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2018-06-25 · 11:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Attachments (12)
- Summary of Int. No. 988
- Int. No. 988
- Committee Report
- Hearing Transcript
- June 28, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 6-28-18
- Minutes of the Recessed Stated Meeting - June 28, 2018
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - June 28, 2018
- Int. No. 988 (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 139
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Firefighter William E. Woodlon Place
None
At the southwest corner of East 118th Street and Park Avenue
�2. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
111th Street Old Timers Way
None
At the intersection of 111th Street and Fifth Avenue
�3. The following street name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joseph Calabria Way
Barlow Avenue
Between Richmond Avenue and Wainwright Avenue
�4. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mill Street Synagogue/Seixas Way
None
At the southeast corner of South William Street and Broad Street
�5. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sgt. John McCormick Street
None
At the intersection of Baldwin Street and Bradley Street
�6. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mary Vallati Place
None
At the intersection of Mosholu Parkway South and Perry Avenue
�7. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
AKTINA FM Way
None
At the intersection of 27th Street and 23rd Avenue
�8. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Frank and Doris Bell Way
None
At the southwest corner of Classon Avenue and Sterling Place
�9. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sarah and Michoel Behrman Way
Carroll Street
Between Brooklyn Avenue and New York Avenue
�10. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Special Agent Edwin R. Woodriffe Way
Jefferson Avenue
Between Claver Place and Franklin Avenue
�11. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sofia Vinokurov & Mark Rakhman Place
None
At the northeast corner of Brighton Beach Avenue and Brighton 2nd Street
�12. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rabbi Dr. Eli B. Greenwald Way
None
At the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Shore Boulevard
�13. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lester's Way
None
At the southeast corner of Avenue U and Coney Island Avenue
�14. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Police Officer Leon Fox Way
None
At the northeast corner of Surf Avenue and West 12th Street
�15. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Specialist Rasheed Sahib Way
None
At the intersection of Woodbine Street and Irving Avenue
�16. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Bishop John L. Smith Way
None
At the intersection of Pitkin Avenue and Hendrix Street
�17. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joanne Webb-Dixon Way
Trinity Avenue
Between East 161st Street and East 163rd Street
�18. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
ILL. RTE. REV. IDUS A. NUNN SR. PLACE
Franklin Avenue
Underneath the Franklin Avenue street sign at the corner of East 169th Street and Franklin Avenue
�19. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sandra Tremble Way
Franklin Avenue
Underneath the East 169th Street sign at the corner of Franklin Avenue and East 169th Street across the street from 611 East 169th Street
�20. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Detective Joseph G. Lemm Way
None
At the intersection of Bayshore Avenue and Ampere Avenue
�21. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
William J. Madonna Way
Bogart Avenue
Between Morris Park and Rhinelander Avenue
�22. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joe Blandino Way
Bogart Avenue
Between Morris Park Avenue and Van Nest Avenue
�23. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Blanche Comras Rifkin Way
None
At the intersection of Pelham Parkway South and Bogart Avenue
�24. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ahmadiyya Way
85th Road
After the Grand Central Parkway Entrance to 188-48 85th Road
�25. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Armenia Way
None
At the southwest corner of 210th Street and Horace Harding Expressway adjacent to the Armenian Church of Holy Martyrs
�26. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Bayside Hills 9/11 Memorial Way
None
At the northeast corner of Horace Harding Expressway and Bell Boulevard
�27. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Forest Park Memorial Drive
Forest Park Drive
Just below Oak Ridge with the street sign pointing down the sloped Memorial Drive
�28. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
FDNY Paramedic Lt. Mario Bastidas Way
73rd Place
Between 57th Avenue and the Queens Midtown Expressway
�29. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Muhammad Ali Way
33rd Street
Between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue
�30. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mary Audrey Gallagher Way
91st Street
Between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue with the sign located on the southeast corner of Northern Boulevard and 91st Street
�31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lucy and Lenny Cecere Way
None
At the southwest corner of MacDougal Street and Houston Street
�32. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Andy "Pops" King Jr. Way
None
At the southeast corner of East 215th Street and Barnes Avenue
�33. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sandra Gresham Way
None
At the northwest corner of East 233rd Street and Murdock Avenue
�34. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Walter Becker Way
None
At the intersection of 112th Street and 72nd Drive
�35. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ida B. Wells Place
Gold Street
Between Willoughby Avenue and Myrtle Avenue
�36. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
American Hero Sergeant Roshain E. Brooks Way
None
At the southeast corner of East 85th Street and Avenue L
�37. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joseph L. Cugini Way
None
At the intersection of Parkinson Avenue and Reid Avenue
�38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
SPC Marcus Brown Way
None
At the intersection of Dinsmore Street and Victory Boulevard
�39. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Edward Colucci Way
None
At the intersection of Newberry Avenue and Bank Place
�40. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ret. NYPD Capt. Carmine Cantalino Way
None
At the intersection of Guyon Avenue and South Railroad Avenue
�41. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Edgar Meekins Way
None
At the intersection of Woodlawn Avenue and Fayette Avenue
�42. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
John V. LaFemina Way
None
At the intersection of Malone Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
�43. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mario R. Ariemma Way
None
At the intersection of Buel Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
�44. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
George Kaye Katsoris Candy Man Way
None
At the corner of South Avenue and Travis Avenue
�45. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Firefighter
Thomas Phelan
Marine Pilot
None
At the northeast corner of 40th Street and 4th Avenue
�46. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sue Amendola Way
Van Brunt Street
Between King Street and Sullivan Street
�47. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Zanu G. Simpson Way
None
At the southeast corner of 191st Street and Hollis Avenue
�48. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mother Coreania H. Carter Way
None
At the northeast corner of 167th Street and Linden Boulevard
�49. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Julius C. Carter Way
None
At the northeast corner of 167th Street and Linden Boulevard
�50. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Nicholas Pennetti Way
None
At the intersection of 102nd Street and Nicholls Avenue
�51. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Patrick Beckles Way
31st Drive
Between Astoria Boulevard and Ditmars Boulevard
�52. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lynda McDougald Way
25th Avenue
Between Ericsson Street and Curtis Street
�53. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Randy "Bubba" Nelson McGhee Place
None
At the southwest corner of West 123rd Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
�54. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
New York Rens Court
None
At the northeast corner of West 137th Street and Adam Clayton Jr. Boulevard
�55. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Fannie Pennington Way
None
At the northeast corner of West 123rd Street and Manhattan Avenue
�56. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ruby Dee Place
None
At the intersection of West 123rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue with the sign facing east in front of 258 St. Nicholas Avenue
�57. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ossie Davis Way
None
At the intersection of West 123rd Street and St. Nicholas Avenue with the sign facing north in front of 258 St. Nicholas Avenue
�58. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Michael Lancaster Way
None
At the northeast corner of 121st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue
�59. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Valerie M. Orridge, R.N. Way
None
At the northeast corner of 139th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard
�60. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Apostle William Brown Way
None
At the northeast corner of 116th Street and Lenox Avenue
�61. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Jimmy Breslin Way
42nd Street
Between Second Avenue and Third Avenue
�62. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Jack Rudin Way
East 51st Street
Between Lexington Avenue and Park Avenue
�63. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Avellar G. Hansley Place
Linden Street
Between Broadway and Bushwick Avenue
�64. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Freddie Brunswick Way
None
At the intersection of 140th Avenue and 180th Street
�65. 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 intersection of Astor Place and Lafayette
�66. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Isaiah "Obie" Bing Way
None
At the intersection of 169th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue
�67. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lu�s D�as Way
165th Street
Between Audubon Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue
�68. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Bishop Arnulfo Romero Way
None
At the intersection of 179th Street and Fort Washington Avenue
�69. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Normand�a Maldonado Way
Amsterdam Avenue
Between 166th Street and 167th Street
�70. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Pamela North Way
None
At the north side corner of West 162nd Street and Edgecombe Avenue
�71. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Carmen Giorgina Acosta-Cruz Way
None
At the northeast corner of Broadway and West 180th Street
�72. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rafael Corpor�n de los Santos Way
None
At the southeast corner of 176th Street and Broadway
�73. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
John Brian Murtaugh Way
None
At the intersection of Indian Road and 218th Street
�74. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Samuel A. Browne, Sr. Way
None
At the southeast corner of Fairview Avenue and Knox Place
�75. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Monsignor James J. Dorney Way
None
At the northeast corner of Carroll Place and St. Peter's Place
�76. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Beulah Sanders Way
None
At the northeast corner of Columbus Avenue and West 92nd Street
�77. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
The Chantels Hit Record "Maybe"
Prospect Avenue
Between 165th Street and 166th Street
�78. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Officer Thomas P. Ruotolo Corner
None
At the intersection of Southern Boulevard and Intervale Avenue
�79. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Archbishop Anthony R. Monk Sr. Way
None
At the intersection of Fulton Street and Buffalo Avenue
�80. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Detective Miosotis Familia Way
None
At the intersection of Ryer Avenue and East 181st Street
�81. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lynn Wonsang Way
Vyse Avenue
Between East 180th Street and East 181st Street
�82. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Emmanuel Mensah Way
Prospect Avenue
Between East 185th Street and East 187th Street
�83. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
US Navy Seaplane Division One Way
None
At the northeast corner of Beach Channel Drive and Beach 169th Street
�84. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Shri Prakash Gossai Marg Way
86th Street
Between 101st Avenue and 102nd Avenue
�85. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Maria Thomson Way
None
At the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and Forest Parkway
�86. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Lawrence E. Lynch Memorial Triangle
None
At the triangle at Atlantic Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard
�87. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
James J. Frawley Way
52nd Street
Between Roosevelt Avenue and Skillman Avenue
�88. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Murray Fox Way
None
At the intersection of 44th Street and Greenpoint Avenue
�89. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Alexander M. Bing Place
None
At the intersection of 49th Street and 39th Avenue
�90. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Tibet Way
None
At the intersection of 59th Street and 32nd Avenue
�91. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Toussaint L'Overture Boulevard
Nostrand Avenue
Between Glenwood Road and Flatbush Avenue
�92. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Firefighter William J. Gormley Way
Flatlands Avenue
Between Flatbush Avenue and Avenue M
�93. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Vito Marcantonio Lucky Corner
None
At the northeast corner of 116th Street and Lexington Avenue
�94. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Reverend Dr. Samuel G. Simpson Way
None
At the southeast corner of Strang Avenue and Murdock Avenue
�95. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Reverend Dr. Samuel G. Simpson Way
None
At the northeast corner of 187th Street and Tiebout Avenue
�96. Sections 10, 25, 27, 35 and 52 of local law number 237 for the year 2017 are hereby REPEALED.
�97. Section 22 of local law number 110 for the year 2017 is hereby REPEALED.
�98. Section 12 of local law number 45 for the year 2017 is hereby REPEALED.
�99. Section 7 of local law number 68 for the year 2001 is hereby REPEALED.
�100. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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