Int 2187-2020
Naming of 92 thoroughfares and public places.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2020-12-17Local Law 2021/014
Enacted as Local Law 2021/014.
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Agenda: 2020-12-17Passed: 2021-01-17Enacted: 2021-01-17
Summary
This bill would co-name 92 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 92 co-names, 4 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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49 passed · 1 died
This bill: 32 days in committee
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Sponsors (37)
Lifecycle
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2020-12-17 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2020-12-17 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2020-12-17 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2020-12-17 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2020-12-17 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2020-12-17 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2021-01-17 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2021-01-19 · City Council
Votes (60)
Aye (54)
Corey D. JohnsonAlicka Ampry-Samuel James G. Van BramerDaniel Dromm Mathieu EugeneVanessa L. GibsonMark Gjonaj Barry S. GrodenchikRobert F. HoldenBen KallosPeter A. KooKaren KoslowitzBrad S. LanderStephen T. LevinMark LevineAdrienne E. AdamsDiana I. AyalaInez D. BarronJoseph C. BorelliJustin L. BrannanFernando Cabrera Andrew CohenCosta G. ConstantinidesRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Laurie A. CumboDarma V. DiazFarah N. LouisAlan N. MaiselSteven MatteoCarlos MenchacaI. Daneek MillerFrancisco P. MoyaBill PerkinsKeith Powers Antonio ReynosoCarlina Rivera Ydanis A. RodriguezDeborah L. RoseHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresMark TreygerEric A. UlrichPaul A. VallonePeter A. KooJustin L. BrannanAndrew CohenDarma V. DiazMark Gjonaj Robert F. HoldenMark LevineFrancisco P. MoyaEric A. UlrichJames G. Van Bramer
Abstain (2)
Chaim M. DeutschKalman Yeger
Absent (3)
Margaret S. ChinRuben Diaz, Sr.Carlina Rivera
Not voting (1)
Joseph C. Borelli
Heard at (2)
City Council · 2020-12-17 · 1:30 PM · - REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1) -
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2020-12-17 · 10:00 AM · REMOTE HEARING (VIRTUAL ROOM 1)
Attachments (13)
- Summary of Int. No. 2187
- Int. No. 2187
- Committee Report
- Hearing Testimony
- Hearing Transcript
- Committee Report - Stated Meeting
- December 17, 2020 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 12-17-20
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - December 17, 2020
- Int. No. 2187 (FINAL)
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 14
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Pandit Ramlall Way
None
At the southwest corner of 133rd Street and Liberty Avenue
�2. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Henry Clayton Street
169th Street
Between 137th Avenue and 140th Avenue
�3. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Little Guyana Avenue
Liberty Avenue
Between the Van Wyck Expressway and Woodhaven Boulevard
�4. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Coach Skip Branch Way
None
At the southeast corner of East 100th Street and Third Avenue
�5. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lou 'Big Lou' Torres Way
None
At the southwest corner of East 149th Street and Jackson Avenue
�6. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Terence Cardinal Cooke Way
None
At the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and East 106th Street
�7. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Police Officer Randolph Holder Way
None
At the intersection of East 120th Street and the FDR Drive
�8. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Akai Gurley Way
None
At the intersection of Eldert Lane and Linden Boulevard
�9. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
MaryLou Cerqua Way
None
At the intersection of Wiman Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
�10. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Clifford Holtermann Way
None
At the southwest corner of Arthur Kill Road and Miles Avenue
�11. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Peter Catello Way
None
At the southwest corner of Arthur Kill Road and Industrial Loop West
�12. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Anthony M. Scarpaci Sr. Way
None
At the intersection of 14th Street and 86th Street
�13. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Nilda Velazquez Way
None
At the southwest corner of West Fordham Road and Davidson Avenue
�14. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Five Points
None
On the south side of Baxter Street and Worth Street
�15. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Bishop Michel White Way
White Plains Road
Between 233rd Street and 234th Street
�16. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lt. Paramedic Edith Elida Torres Way
None
At the northeast corner of 21st Street and 34th Avenue
�17. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Yusuf Kirriem Hawkins Way
Verona Place
Between Fulton Street and Macon Street
�18. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Richard Wright Way
Carlton Avenue
Between Willoughby Avenue and Myrtle Avenue
�19. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Melquain Jatelle Anderson Drive
None
At the intersection of Gold Street and York Street
�20. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Ida B. Wells Plaza
Barclays Times Plaza
�21. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Jitu Weusi Plaza
Putnam Plaza
�22. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Dr. Sam Pinn Way
Fulton Street
Between Grand Avenue and Cambridge Place
�23. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joe Torres Way
None
At the intersection of Westchester Avenue and Thieriot Avenue
�24. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Janta-Polczynska Polish Heroes Way
None
At the south side of 43rd Avenue and Judge Street
�25. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Dr. Roy Hastick Sr. Way
None
At the intersection of Caton Avenue and Flatbush Avenue
�26. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Bishop Ceacer Gooding Road
None
At the intersection of Macombs Road and West Mount Eden Avenue
�27. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Naimah Bilal Way
None
At the intersection of Macombs Road and Goble Place
�28. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joanne Webb-Dixon Way
None
At the southeast corner of Trinity Avenue and 161st Street
�29. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Brandon Hendricks-Ellison Boulevard
None
At the northeast corner of Park Avenue and East 156th Street
�30. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Daniel C. Cestaro Way
None
At the intersection of Morris Park Avenue and Hone Avenue
�31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Beatrice Castiglia Catullo Way
None
At the intersection of Morris Park Avenue and Matthews Avenue
�32. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joe DeSimone Way
None
At the intersection of Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue
�33. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lorraine Nugent Way
None
At the intersection of Bayshore Avenue and Ampere Avenue
�34. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
5th Bombardment Squadron Memorial Way
None
At the intersection of Hillside Avenue and 239th Street
�35. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Council Member Thomas V. Ognibene Way
None
At the intersection of 83rd Street and Furmanville Avenue
�36. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Neir's Tavern Way
None
At the intersection of 78th Street and 88th Avenue
�37. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Detective Jeffrey A. Lee Way
None
At the southwest corner of Yellowstone Boulevard and Austin Street
�38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rabbi Dr. Asher Murciano Way
None
At the northwest corner of 108th Street and 67th Avenue
�39. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mary Sansone Way
None
At the intersection of DeGraw Street and Henry Street
�40. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joseph A. Ferris Way
None
At the southeast corner of 7th Avenue and 3rd Street
�41. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Jose A. Perez Way
None
At the northeast corner of 3rd Street and Prospect Park West
�42. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Pete Hamill Way
7th Avenue
Between 11th Street and 12th Street
�43. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Firefighter John "Jack" Toomey Way
Hoyt Street
Between Sackett Street and Union Street
�44. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
St. Raphael of Brooklyn Place
State Street
Between Hoyt Street and Bond Street
�45. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Cecil Corbin-Mark Way
None
At the southwest corner of 143rd Street and Convent Avenue
�46. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lewis A. Fidler Way
None
At the southwest corner of Avenue R and Haring Street
�47. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Mary "Mary C" Cali-Dalton Way
None
At the intersection of Cedar Grove Avenue and Milbank Avenue
�48. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Floyd H. Flake Boulevard
Merrick Boulevard
Between Jamaica Avenue and the Cross Island Parkway
�49. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
David F. Bluford Way
None
At the northwest corner of 178th Place and Murdock Avenue
�50. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Priscilla Carrow Way
None
At the northeast corner of 98th Place and 57th Avenue
�51. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lorena Borjas Way
83rd Street
Between 37th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue
�52. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Vera E. Thompson Way
None
At the southeast corner of 94th Street and Astoria Boulevard
�53. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lamont "Big L" Coleman Way
None
At the intersection of 140th Street and Malcolm X Boulevard
�54. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Calle Frenchie
None
At the northeast corner of Marcy Avenue and Broadway
�55. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Antoinette Ali-Sanders Way
None
At the intersection of Beach 17th Street and Seagirt Boulevard
�56. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Chanta Howard Way
None
At the intersection of Hassock Street and Beach Channel Drive
�57. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Benjamin Wright Way
None
At the intersection of 158th Street and 140th Avenue
�58. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Jules Taylor Way
None
At the intersection of 232nd Street and Edgewood Avenue
�59. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Harry T. Burleigh Place
None
At the southeast corner of East 16th Street and 3rd Avenue
�60. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Walther Delgado Way
None
At the southwest corner of 207th Street and Post Avenue
�61. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Victor Victor Way
None
At the intersection of 176th Street and Fort Washington Avenue
�62. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Miguel A. Melenciano Way
None
At the corner of Broadway and 213th Street
�63. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Healthcare Heroes Way
West 168th Street
Between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue
�64. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Hon. Vito J. Titone Way
None
At the southeast corner of Hyatt Place and Central Avenue
�65. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Coach John Tobin Corner
None
At the northwest corner of Oakland Avenue and Nutly Place
�66. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Nurse Patricia Mary Farrington Way
None
At the northeast corner of Prospect Avenue and Pendleton Place
�67. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Educator & Athlete Arnold Obey Way
None
At the northeast corner of Jersey Street and Crescent Avenue
�68. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Albert "Al" Quinones Way
None
At the intersection of Avenue St. John and Kelly Street
�69. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Heidi Hynes Way
None
At the intersection of East 178th Street and Mapes Avenue
�70. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Rev. Wendell T. Foster Way
None
At the intersection of Forest Avenue and 161st Street
�71. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church Way
None
At the intersection of East 172nd Street and Hoe Avenue
�72. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Reverend Dr. Henry Bolden Boulevard
None
At the intersection of Elton Avenue and East 156th Street
�73. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Frederick 'Fred The Godson' Thomas Avenue
None
At the intersection of Leggett Avenue and Kelly Street
�74. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Pastor Marie C. Norwood Way
None
At the intersection of Bronx Park South and Mohegan Avenue
�75. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Carl Reiner Lane
None
At the intersection of Arthur Avenue and 188th Street
�76. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Anne Bancroft Way
None
At the intersection of Arthur Avenue and 188th Street
�77. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Joseph Migliucci Way
Arthur Avenue
Between 186th Street and 184th Street
�78. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Teitel Brothers Lane
None
At the intersection of Arthur Avenue and 186th Street
�79. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Cosenza Way
186th Street
Between Arthur Avenue and Hughes Avenue
�80. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Madonia Way
Arthur Avenue
Between 186th Street and 184th Street
�81. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Lawrence Fisk Way
None
At the intersection of East 2nd Street and Avenue Z
�82. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Carmela 'Mrs. C' Casamento Way
None
At the intersection of Avenue U and McDonald Avenue
�83. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Glenda Cohen Street
None
At the intersection of 153rd Avenue and 84th Street
�84. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Msgr. John C. Tosi Way
None
At the intersection of Clintonville Street and Locke Avenue
�85. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Don McCallian Way
None
At the southwest corner of 40th Street and Greenpoint Avenue
�86. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
George S. Kaufman Way
None
At the northwest corner of 35th Avenue and 36th Street
�87. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Luis Alvarez Way
None
At the southwest corner of 50th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard
�88. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Tarlach Mac Niallais Way
None
At the southeast corner of 49th Street and 43rd Avenue
�89. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford Way
43rd Street
Between 34th Avenue and 35th Avenue
�90. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Community Leader William L. Taitt Way
None
At the northeast corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Roff Street
�91. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Big Punisher Way
None
At the intersection of Grand Concourse and West Fordham Road
�92. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name
Present Name
Limits
Pfc. Luke N. Gasparre Way
None
At the intersection of 43rd Street and 25th Avenue
�93. Section 16 of local law number 158 for the year 2019 is hereby REPEALED.
�94. Sections 34, 37 and 45 of local law number 26 for the year 2020 are
hereby REPEALED.
�95. This local law shall take effect immediately.
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