In relation to the naming of 42 thoroughfares and public places, Tanaya R. Copeland Avenue, Borough of Brooklyn, Loretta Ruddock Smith Way, Borough of The …
NYC L.L. 2016/023
in effectL.L. 2016/023
Enactment date: 2/25/2016
Preconsidered Int. No. 1054
By the Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) and Council Members Barron, Cabrera, Chin, Constantinides, Cumbo, Dromm, Ferreras-Copeland, Gentile, Gibson, Lander, Levin, Levine, Matteo, Miller, Palma, Richards, Rodriguez, Rose, Torres, Ulrich, Vallone, Van Bramer, Williams and Wills
A Local Law in relation to the naming of 42 thoroughfares and public places, Tanaya R. Copeland Avenue, Borough of Brooklyn, Loretta Ruddock Smith Way, Borough of The Bronx, Demetris Kastanas Way, Borough of Queens, Rev. Clarence Norman Sr. Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Dr. Derrick E. Griffith Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Carey Gabay Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Diversity Plaza, Borough of Queens, Edward F. Guida Sr. Way, Borough of Queens, Patrice T.C. Capo Memorial Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Ragamuffin Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Hip Hop Boulevard, Borough of The Bronx, Rev. William E. Thompson Way, Borough of The Bronx, Robert "PH" Diaz Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Sgt. Bobby Mendez Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Rev. Dr. Jasper Simmons Place, Borough of Manhattan, Norman Rockwell Place, Borough of Manhattan, Captain James McDonnell Way, Borough of The Bronx, Ms. Aida Perez-Loiza Aldea Lane, Borough of Manhattan, SGT. Donald B. Geisler Way, Borough of Staten Island, Joseph DeNicola Lane, Borough of Staten Island, FDNY Capt. John R. Graziano Way, Borough of Staten Island, Anthony Manifold Way, WWII Hero, MIA, Borough of Staten Island, Connor and Breandon Moore Way, Borough of Staten Island, Police Officer Kenneth Anthony Nugent Way, Borough of Queens, John Watusi Branch Way, Borough of Queens, Kips Bay Blvd., Borough of The Bronx, Detective Randolph Holder Way, Borough of Queens, Freddy Beras-Goico Way, Borough of Manhattan, Sidney Offerman Way, Borough of Manhattan, School Security Agent Sandra P. Cranford Way, Borough of Staten Island, Roberta (Bobbie) Jacobowitz Way, Borough of Staten Island, Robert S. Farrell and Donald H. Farrell Way, Borough of Staten Island, Rev. Abner Bernard Duncan Way, Borough of The Bronx, Police Officer Kevin Joseph Gillespie Way, Borough of The Bronx, John C. Flynn Way, Borough of The Bronx, Charles Lucania Memorial Way, Borough of Queens, Vincent Cangelosi Memorial Way, Borough of Queens, Alfred J. Vigilante Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Qadri's Way, Borough of Queens, Anthony Mason Way, Borough of Queens, 1783 Evacuation Day Plaza, Borough of Manhattan, 
- National Herald Way, Borough of Queens and the repeal of sections 2 and 22 of local law number 76 for the year 2015 and the repeal of section 34 of local law number 15 for the year 2015.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Tanaya R. Copeland Avenue None At the north side of Stanley Avenue and Sheridan Avenue
§ 2. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Loretta Ruddock Smith Way None At the intersection of West 174th Street and Davidson Avenue
§ 3. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Demetris Kastanas Way None At the intersection of Steinway Street and 31st Avenue
§ 4. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Rev. Clarence Norman Sr. Way Rogers Avenue Between Eastern Parkway and Union Street
§ 5. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Dr. Derrick E. Griffith Way Montgomery Street Between Bedford Avenue and Franklin Avenue
§ 6. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Carey Gabay Way Clinton Avenue Between Willoughby Avenue and Myrtle Avenue
§ 7. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Diversity Plaza 37th Road Between 73rd Street and 74th Street
§ 8. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Edward F. Guida Sr. Way None At the northeast corner of 104th Street and 48th Avenue
§ 9. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Patrice T.C. Capo Memorial Way None At the intersection of 90th Street and Third Avenue
§ 10. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Ragamuffin Way None At the intersection of 74th Street and 3rd Avenue
§ 11. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Hip Hop Boulevard At 1520 Sedgwick Avenue Between West 167th Street and West Tremont Avenue
§ 12. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Rev. William E. Thompson Way Teller Avenue Between East 169th Street and East 170th Street
§ 13. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Robert "PH" Diaz Way Degraw Street Between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue
§ 14. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Sgt. Bobby Mendez Way None At the northwest corner of S. 10th Street and Bedford Avenue
§ 15. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Rev. Dr. Jasper Simmons Place None At the intersection of 155th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
§ 16. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Norman Rockwell Place None At the intersection of 103rd Street and Broadway
§ 17. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Captain James McDonnell Way None At the intersection of East 152nd Street and Prospect Avenue
§ 18. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Ms. Aida Perez-Loiza Aldea Lane None At the southeast corner of East 105th Street and Lexington Avenue
§ 19. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
SGT. Donald B. Geisler Way None At the intersection of Lisbon Place and Lincoln Avenue
§ 20. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Joseph DeNicola Lane None At the intersection of Nedra Lane and Arden Avenue
§ 21. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
FDNY Capt. John R. Graziano Way None At the intersection of Getz Avenue and Katan Avenue
§ 22. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Anthony Manifold Way, WWII Hero, MIA None At the intersection of Bradford Avenue and Foster Road
§ 23. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Connor and Breandon Moore Way None At the intersection of McLaughlin Street and Quincy Avenue
§ 24. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Police Officer Kenneth Anthony Nugent Way None At the intersection of 91st Avenue and 188th Street
§ 25. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
John Watusi Branch Way None At the northwest corner of 176th Street and Jamaica Avenue
§ 26. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Kips Bay Blvd. 1930 Randall Avenue Between White Plains Road and Pugsley Avenue
§ 27. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Detective Randolph Holder Way At the intersection of Collier Avenue and Briar Place Between Beach 25th Street and Beach 22nd Street
§ 28. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Freddy Beras-Goico Way 175th Street Between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenue
§ 29. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Sidney Offerman Way None At the intersection of Nagle Street and Ellwood Street
§ 30. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
School Security Agent Sandra P. Cranford Way None At the southwest corner of Tompkins Avenue and Hill Street underneath the Hill Street sign
§ 31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Roberta (Bobbie) Jacobowitz Way None At the intersection of St. Mark's Place and Hyatt Street
§ 32. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Robert S. Farrell and Donald H. Farrell Way None At the southwest corner of Port Richmond Avenue and Richmond Terrace
§ 33. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Rev. Abner Bernard Duncan Way None At the intersection of East 180th Street and Arthur Avenue
§ 34. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Police Officer Kevin Joseph Gillespie Way None At the intersection of Grand Concourse and East 183rd Street
§ 35. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
John C. Flynn Way None At the intersection of East 182nd Street and Grote Street
§ 36. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Charles Lucania Memorial Way None At the northwest corner of 149th Street and Willets Point Boulevard
§ 37. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Vincent Cangelosi Memorial Way None At the intersection of 154th Street and 26th Avenue
§ 38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Alfred J. Vigilante Way None At the northwest corner of East 49th Street and Foster Avenue
§ 39. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Qadri's Way 110th Street Between 107th Avenue and 109th Avenue
§ 40. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Anthony Mason Way 147th Street Between Rockaway Boulevard and Sutphin Boulevard
§ 41. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
1783 Evacuation Day Plaza Bowling Green Plaza
§ 42. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
- National Herald Way 30th Street Between 37th Avenue and 38th Avenue
§ 43. Sections 2 and 22 of local law number 76 for the year 2015 are hereby REPEALED.
§ 44. Section 34 of local law number 15 for the year 2015 is hereby REPEALED.
§ 45. This local law shall take effect immediately.
- National Herald Way, Borough of Queens and the repeal of sections 2 and 22 of local law number 76 for the year 2015 and the repeal of section 34 of local law number 15 for the year 2015.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Tanaya R. Copeland Avenue None At the north side of Stanley Avenue and Sheridan Avenue
§ 2. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Loretta Ruddock Smith Way None At the intersection of West 174th Street and Davidson Avenue
§ 3. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Demetris Kastanas Way None At the intersection of Steinway Street and 31st Avenue
§ 4. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Rev. Clarence Norman Sr. Way Rogers Avenue Between Eastern Parkway and Union Street
§ 5. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Dr. Derrick E. Griffith Way Montgomery Street Between Bedford Avenue and Franklin Avenue
§ 6. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Carey Gabay Way Clinton Avenue Between Willoughby Avenue and Myrtle Avenue
§ 7. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Diversity Plaza 37th Road Between 73rd Street and 74th Street
§ 8. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Edward F. Guida Sr. Way None At the northeast corner of 104th Street and 48th Avenue
§ 9. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Patrice T.C. Capo Memorial Way None At the intersection of 90th Street and Third Avenue
§ 10. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Ragamuffin Way None At the intersection of 74th Street and 3rd Avenue
§ 11. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Hip Hop Boulevard At 1520 Sedgwick Avenue Between West 167th Street and West Tremont Avenue
§ 12. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Rev. William E. Thompson Way Teller Avenue Between East 169th Street and East 170th Street
§ 13. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Robert "PH" Diaz Way Degraw Street Between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue
§ 14. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Sgt. Bobby Mendez Way None At the northwest corner of S. 10th Street and Bedford Avenue
§ 15. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Rev. Dr. Jasper Simmons Place None At the intersection of 155th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
§ 16. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Norman Rockwell Place None At the intersection of 103rd Street and Broadway
§ 17. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Captain James McDonnell Way None At the intersection of East 152nd Street and Prospect Avenue
§ 18. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Ms. Aida Perez-Loiza Aldea Lane None At the southeast corner of East 105th Street and Lexington Avenue
§ 19. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
SGT. Donald B. Geisler Way None At the intersection of Lisbon Place and Lincoln Avenue
§ 20. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Joseph DeNicola Lane None At the intersection of Nedra Lane and Arden Avenue
§ 21. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
FDNY Capt. John R. Graziano Way None At the intersection of Getz Avenue and Katan Avenue
§ 22. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Anthony Manifold Way, WWII Hero, MIA None At the intersection of Bradford Avenue and Foster Road
§ 23. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Connor and Breandon Moore Way None At the intersection of McLaughlin Street and Quincy Avenue
§ 24. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Police Officer Kenneth Anthony Nugent Way None At the intersection of 91st Avenue and 188th Street
§ 25. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
John Watusi Branch Way None At the northwest corner of 176th Street and Jamaica Avenue
§ 26. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Kips Bay Blvd. 1930 Randall Avenue Between White Plains Road and Pugsley Avenue
§ 27. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Detective Randolph Holder Way At the intersection of Collier Avenue and Briar Place Between Beach 25th Street and Beach 22nd Street
§ 28. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Freddy Beras-Goico Way 175th Street Between Broadway and Wadsworth Avenue
§ 29. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Sidney Offerman Way None At the intersection of Nagle Street and Ellwood Street
§ 30. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
School Security Agent Sandra P. Cranford Way None At the southwest corner of Tompkins Avenue and Hill Street underneath the Hill Street sign
§ 31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Roberta (Bobbie) Jacobowitz Way None At the intersection of St. Mark's Place and Hyatt Street
§ 32. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Robert S. Farrell and Donald H. Farrell Way None At the southwest corner of Port Richmond Avenue and Richmond Terrace
§ 33. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Rev. Abner Bernard Duncan Way None At the intersection of East 180th Street and Arthur Avenue
§ 34. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Police Officer Kevin Joseph Gillespie Way None At the intersection of Grand Concourse and East 183rd Street
§ 35. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
John C. Flynn Way None At the intersection of East 182nd Street and Grote Street
§ 36. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Charles Lucania Memorial Way None At the northwest corner of 149th Street and Willets Point Boulevard
§ 37. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Vincent Cangelosi Memorial Way None At the intersection of 154th Street and 26th Avenue
§ 38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Alfred J. Vigilante Way None At the northwest corner of East 49th Street and Foster Avenue
§ 39. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Qadri's Way 110th Street Between 107th Avenue and 109th Avenue
§ 40. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Anthony Mason Way 147th Street Between Rockaway Boulevard and Sutphin Boulevard
§ 41. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
1783 Evacuation Day Plaza Bowling Green Plaza
§ 42. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
- National Herald Way 30th Street Between 37th Avenue and 38th Avenue
§ 43. Sections 2 and 22 of local law number 76 for the year 2015 are hereby REPEALED.
§ 44. Section 34 of local law number 15 for the year 2015 is hereby REPEALED.
§ 45. This local law shall take effect immediately.Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-124921Fetched: 10/25/2026