Int 1825-2019
Naming of 55 thoroughfares and public places.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2019-12-19Local Law 2020/026
Enacted as Local Law 2020/026.
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Agenda: 2019-12-19Passed: 2020-01-19Enacted: 2020-01-19
Summary
This bill would co-name 55 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 55 co-names, 5 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 (26)
Lifecycle
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2019-12-18 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2019-12-18 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2019-12-19 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2019-12-19 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-12-19 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-12-19 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2020-01-19 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2020-01-21 · City Council
Votes (11)
Aye (7)
Peter A. KooAdrienne E. AdamsJoseph C. BorelliAndrew CohenMark LevineCarlina Rivera James G. Van Bramer
Absent (4)
Justin L. BrannanMark Gjonaj Francisco P. MoyaEric A. Ulrich
Heard at (2)
City Council · 2019-12-19 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2019-12-18 · 1:00 PM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 16th Fl.
Attachments (11)
- Summary of Int. No. 1825
- Int. No. 1825
- Committee Report 12/18/19
- Hearing Transcript 12/18/19
- December 19, 2019 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-19-19
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - December 19, 2019
- Int. No. 1825 (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 26
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Punjab Avenue
101st Avenue
Between 111th Street and 123rd Street
�2. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Gurdwara Street
97th Avenue
Between Lefferts Boulevard and 117th Street
�3. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Detective Lawrence Cecil Smith Boulevard
Baisley Boulevard
Between 167th Street and 168th Street
�4. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Archbishop Roy E. Brown Way
None
At the intersection of Broadway and Linden Street
�5. The following street name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sgt. Terrance McAvoy Way
Francine Court
�6. The following street name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Larry Hanley Way
Yukon Avenue
Between Forest Hill Road and Richmond Avenue
�7. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Johnny Wheels Way
None
At the intersection of Ramble Road and Adrienne Place
�8. The following street name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Benito "Benny" DeRosa Way
Richmond Avenue
Between Wilson Avenue and Eltingville Boulevard
�9. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Bishop Kearney Way
None
At the southeast corner of 60th Street and Bay Parkway
�10. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
FDNY-EMS Lt. Walter Nelson, Jr. Way
None
At the northeast corner of 68th Street and Colonial Road
�11. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Aileen Hernandez Way
None
At the intersection of Bay Ridge Avenue and 12th Avenue
�12. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Justice Arthur M. Schack Way
None
At the intersection of Ridge Boulevard and 89th Street
�13. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
St. Ephrem's Way
None
At the intersection of Bay Ridge Parkway and Ft. Hamilton Parkway
�14. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Patrolman Arthur Loewe Way
None
At the intersection of 74th Street and 4th Avenue
�15. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Father Paul Schneirla Way
None
At the intersection of 81st Street and Ridge Boulevard
�16. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Dominick Della Rocca Way
None
At the intersection of 69th Street and Shore Road
�17. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Benjamin Ward Way
Baxter Street
Between Worth Street and Walker Street
�18. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Firefighter Faizal Coto Way
None
At the northwest corner of Surf Avenue and West 8th Street
�19. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Emmanuel Frias Way
None
At the intersection of Castle Hill Avenue and Quimby Avenue
�20. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Detective Joseph Taylor Way
None
At the southwest corner of Menahan Street and Knickerbocker Avenue
�21. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
King Charles Unicycle Troupe Way
Clinton Avenue
Between East 170th Street and Crotona Park South
�22. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lt. Mark W. McKay Way
None
At the intersection of Parsifal Place and Ellis Place
�23. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Police Officer Patrick McGovern Way
Rhinelander Avenue
Between Eastchester Road and Stillwell Avenue
�24. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
George O'Neill Way
None
At the intersection of 53rd Drive and 65th Place
�25. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
US Navy RM2/c Stanley E. Wdowiak Way
None
At the northeast corner of 64th Street and Flushing Avenue
�26. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ruth and John Kempisty Avenue
None
At the northwest corner of 58th Avenue and 69th Street
�27. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Frank Macri Way
None
At the southeast corner of Clyde Street and Yellowstone Boulevard
�28. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Aaron Adler Way
None
At the northwest corner of Lefferts Boulevard and Austin Street
�29. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Abe Miller Way
None
At the intersection of Fleet Street and Groton Street
�30. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Diane Halbran Way
Greenwood Avenue
Between East 4th Street and East 3rd Street
�31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Frank Varriano Way
None
At the intersection of Otis Avenue and Richmond Road
�32. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
FDNY Battalion Chief Robert P. Miuccio Way
None
At the intersection of The Boulevard and Deems Avenue
�33. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Halvor A. James Way
None
At the southeast corner of 198th Street and Linden Boulevard
�34. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Floyd H. Flake Way
Merrick Boulevard
Between Jamaica Avenue and the Cross Island Parkway
�35. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Evelyn Thomas Way
None
At the southeast corner of West 132nd Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
�36. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Randy Nelson "Bubba" McGhee Place
None
At the northeast corner of 123rd Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
�37. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Santos "Frenchie" Ramos Way
None
At the northeast corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway
�38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Sister Peggy Walsh Way
None
At the northeast corner of Hewes Street and Marcy Avenue
�39. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Nzingha Abena Way
None
At the intersection of 233rd Street and Francis Lewis Boulevard
�40. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Carl David Richardson Foundation Way
None
At the intersection of 228th Street and Merrick Boulevard
�41. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Carlos Alberto Mart�nez Way
None
At the intersection of 165th Street and Audubon Avenue
�42. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Dioris Valladares Way
None
At the intersection of St. Nicholas Avenue and 165th Street
�43. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Reginaldo Atanay Way
None
At the intersection of Dyckman Street and Nagle Street
�44. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Dr. Nasry Michelen Way
None
At the intersection of 166th Street and Audubon Avenue
�45. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
William L. Taitt Way
None
At the northeast corner Vanderbilt Avenue and Roff Street
�46. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Taurean E. Williams-Wells Way
None
At the northeast corner of Broad Street and Tompkins Avenue
�47. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Richard Propper Way
None
At the intersection of East 151st Street and Third Avenue
�48. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lucas Yoaldy Silverio Mendoza Way
None
At the intersection of Crotona Avenue and Grote Street
�49. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mike Greco Way
None
At the intersection of Hughes Avenue and Crescent Avenue
�50. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joe Liberatore Way
None
At the intersection of Arthur Avenue and Crescent Avenue
�51. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Martin 'Marty' J. Bromberger Way
None
At the northeast corner of West 19th Street and Surf Avenue
�52. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
CPL. John McHugh Way
156th Street
Between 14th Avenue and Crydners Lane
�53. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Isamu Noguchi Way
None
At the southeast corner of 33rd Road and 9th Street
�54. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Jay Kriegel Way
None
At the northwest corner of Park Place and Broadway
�55. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Claudette Colvin Way
None
At the southeast corner of Unionport Road and East Tremont Avenue
�56. Sections 20, 26, 74 and 76 of local law number 158 for the year 2019 are hereby
REPEALED.
�57. Section 53 of local law number 139 for the year 2018 is hereby REPEALED.
�58. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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