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Int 1501-2025

Naming of 77 thoroughfares and public places.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Parks and Recreationintroduced 2025-12-18Local Law 2026/048

Enacted as Local Law 2026/048.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2025-12-18Passed: 2026-01-17Enacted: 2026-01-17

Summary

This bill would co-name 77 thoroughfares and public places, based on requests of Council Members whose district includes the location. Of these 77 co-names, 7 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 RecreationDepartment of Parks and Recreation.

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49 passed · 1 died

This bill: 33 days in committee

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Sponsors (37)

Lifecycle

HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2025-12-18 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2025-12-18 · Committee on Parks and Recreation
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2025-12-18 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2025-12-18 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2025-12-18 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2025-12-18 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2026-01-17 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2026-01-20 · City Council

Votes (59)

Aye (51)
Lincoln RestlerYusef SalaamShahana K. HanifShaun AbreuNantasha M. WilliamsAdrienne E. AdamsDiana I. AyalaJoann Ariola Alexa AvilésChris BanksErik D. BottcherJustin L. BrannanGale A. BrewerTiffany L. CabánCarmen N. De La RosaEric DinowitzHarvey D. EpsteinAmanda C. FaríasOswald J. FelizJames F. GennaroJennifer GutiérrezRobert F. HoldenCrystal HudsonRita C. JosephShekar KrishnanLinda LeeFarah N. LouisKristy MarmoratoChristopher MarteJulie MeninFrank MoranoFrancisco P. MoyaMercedes NarcisseSandy NurseChi A. OsséVickie PaladinoKeith Powers Kevin C. RileyRafael Salamanca, Jr.Pierina Ana SanchezLynn C. SchulmanAlthea V. StevensSandra UngInna VernikovJulie WonSelvena N. Brooks-PowersShekar KrishnanRobert F. HoldenLinda LeeVickie PaladinoSandra Ung
Nay (1)
Darlene Mealy
Abstain (1)
Simcha Felder
Absent (6)
David M. CarrKamillah HanksSusan ZhuangDavid M. CarrMercedes NarcisseJulie Menin

Heard at (2)

City Council · 2025-12-18 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Parks and Recreation · 2025-12-18 · 11:30 AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1

Attachments (9)

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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 Laura Friedman Way None At the intersection of West 112th Street and Broadway �2. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Jenny Benitez Way None At the intersection of West 138th Street and Riverside Drive �3. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Tom "Pop" Toscano Way None At the intersection of Edsall Avenue and 73rd Street �4. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Congregaci�n del Sant�simo Redentor Padre Ruskin Piedra Way None At the intersection of 60th Street and 5th Avenue �5. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Paul Rivera Way None At the intersection of East 104th Street and Madison Avenue �6. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Daniel "Danny" Chervoni Way None At the intersection of East 141st Street and Brook Avenue �7. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Justi Barreto Way None At the intersection of 115th Street and Madison Avenue �8. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Sister Susanne Lachapelle Way -LSA- None At the intersection of East 115th Street and 1st Avenue �9. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Eddie Palmieri Way None At the intersection of 112th Street and Park Avenue �10. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Piri Thomas Way None At the intersection of East 104th Street and Lexington Avenue �11. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits El Caribe Democratic Club Way None At the intersection of East 105th Street and Lexington Avenue �12. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Dylcia Pag�n Place None At the intersection of East 107th Street and Lexington Avenue �13. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Virginia Burroughs Way None At the intersection of Linwood Street and Hegeman Avenue �14. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Money K. Perkins Way Cleveland Street Between Hegeman Avenue and New Lots Avenue �15. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Sandy Bender Jr. Way None At the intersection of Bristol Street and Linden Boulevard �16. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits James "Jimmy" O'Pharrow Way None At the intersection of Hornell Loop and Pennsylvania Avenue �17. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Corinna C. Grant Way None At the intersection of Pitkin Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue �18. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Frank Crapanzano Way None At the intersection of Waverly Place and Charles Street �19. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Firefighter Frank J. Gasparino Memorial Way None At the intersection of Colonial Road and 87th Street �20. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Michael Ferrara's Lane None At the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and East 38th Street �21. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Robert "Mitch" Boyd Way None At the intersection of 243rd Street and 145th Avenue �22. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Ali Pasha Sabanagic Street None At the intersection of 12th Street and 31st Drive �23. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Sal, Kris & Charlie's Deli Way None At the intersection of 23rd Avenue and 33rd Street �24. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Marble Hill International Unisex Salon Way None At the intersection of 228th Street and Marble Hill Avenue �25. The following street name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Manhattan University Way Manhattan College Parkway Between Henry Hudson Parkway East and Broadway �26. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Pedro Joaqu�n Aguiar-Carri�n Way None At the intersection of Rosedale Avenue and East 172nd Street �27. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Milo Kessler Way 1st Street Between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue �28. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits John Carlesi Way Albermarle Road Between Dahill Road and McDonald Avenue �29. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Sarah Power Way None At the intersection of St. Marks Place and Wall Street �30. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Staten Island NAACP Way - 100th Anniversary None At the intersection of Henderson Avenue and Broadway �31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Paul Casali Way None At the intersection of Morningstar Road and Hooker Place �32. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits P.O. Anthony C. Giambra Way 81st Street Between Eliot Avenue and Juniper Boulevard �33. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Ptl. Frank Romanella Way Queens Boulevard Between 55th Avenue and Grand Avenue �34. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Ptl. Joseph J. Pelosi Way Queens Boulevard Between 51st Avenue and Codwise Place �35. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Isaiah Benloss Way Ocean Avenue Between Caton Avenue and Church Avenue �36. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Henry M. Piccoli Way None At the intersection of Yates Avenue and Van Nest Avenue �37. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Jack Kirby Way None At the intersection of Delancey Street and Essex Street �38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Eric and Salvatore Dellecave Way None At the intersection of Henry Street and Pike Street �39. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Marie Sklodowska-Curie Way None At the intersection of East 66th Street and York Avenue �40. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits SSG William T. Johnson Way None At the intersection of Carteret Street and Amboy Road Avenue �41. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Firefighter Michael W. Daly Way None At the intersection of Cloverdale Avenue and Oakdale Street �42. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Dr. Melvin Koplow Way None At the intersection of Huguenot Avenue and Sinclair Avenue �43. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Dominick Dellegrazie Way None At the intersection of Westfield Avenue and Bloomingdale Road �44. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Chris Walsh Way None At the intersection of Hylan Boulevard and Rockaway Street �45. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Pamela Kay Armstrong Petties Way None At the intersection of 98th Street and 32nd Avenue �46. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Terri Cadet-Donald Way None At the intersection of East 53rd Street and Avenue M �47. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Dr. Frank "Mick" Mickens Way Stuyvesant Avenue Between Chauncey Street and Fulton Street �48. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits ODB Jones Way None At the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Putnam Avenue �49. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Tony Way None At the intersection of Murray Street and Northern Boulevard �50. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Police Officer John E. Kilpatrick Way 121st Street Between 23rd Avenue and 25th Avenue �51. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Sergeant USAAC Michael J. Murphy Way None At the intersection of 170th Street and Crocheron Avenue �52. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Kenneth N. Keller 19th Precinct East 67th Street Between Lexington Avenue and 3rd Avenue �53. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Ashok "Victor" Vora Way None At the intersection of Willoughby Street and Duffield Street �54. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Dorothy Day Way None At the intersection of Pineapple Street and Henry Street �55. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Edith Schkrutz Way None At the intersection of Newel Street and Nassau Avenue �56. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Aldona Vaiciunas Way None At the intersection of Hudson Avenue and Evans Street �57. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Matthew Jensen Way None At the intersection of Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue �58. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Principal Fortunato Rubino Way None At the intersection of Throop Street and Walton Street �59. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Nicola Tanzi Way None At the intersection of Lawrence Street and Willoughby Street �60. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Dwight 'Coach D' Downer Way None At the intersection of Eastchester Road and Givan Avenue �61. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Harry Belafonte Way 135th Street Between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard and Malcolm X Boulevard �62. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Honorable Bill Perkins Way None At the intersection of Frawley Circle and 5th Avenue �63. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Franklin H. Williams Street None At the intersection of East 136th Street and 5th Avenue �64. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Love, Power and Grace Church Way None At the intersection of Boston Road and Bristow Street �65. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Dr. Edward 'Doc' Eismann Way None At the intersection of Longwood Avenue and Fox Street �66. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Ms. Gloria Thomas Way None At the intersection of West 190th Street and Aqueduct Avenue �67. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji Marg Way None At the intersection of 114th Street and 101st Avenue �68. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Erik Farmer Way None At the intersection of Tinton Avenue and 163rd Street �69. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Betty Kee Way None At the intersection of 169th Street and Washington Avenue �70. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Kathy Posa Way None At the intersection of 188th Street and 56th Avenue �71. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Fannie & Pete Pompilio's Gothic Press Way None At the intersection of Avenue Z and East 14th Street �72. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Antoinette Bonvino Way None At the intersection of Avenue W and East 4th Street �73. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Masjid Ar-Rahman Ave None At the intersection of 99th Avenue and Bellaire Place �74. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Franklin J. Havlicek Place None At the intersection of 47th Street and 39th Avenue �75. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits LaGuardia Community College Way None At the intersection of 29th Street and Skillman Avenue �76. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Queen Marie of Romania Corner None At the intersection of East 38th Street and Third Avenue �77. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated. New Name Present Name Limits Argentina Way None At the intersection of West 56th Street and Fifth Avenue �78. Sections 5, 10, 103 and 104 of local law number 121 for the year 2025 are hereby REPEALED. �79. Sections 16, 80 and 99 of local law number 10 for the year 2025 are hereby REPEALED. �80. This local law shall take effect immediately. PM 12/10/25 9:02PM 2