In relation to the naming of 68 thoroughfares and public places, Correction Officer Jonathan Narain Way, Borough of Queens, Frank Appice Way, Borough of Staten …
NYC L.L. 2019/024
in effectL.L. 2019/024
Enactment date: 1/20/2019
Preconsidered Int. No. 1300
By Council Members Adams, Borelli, Brannan, Chin, Cohen, Constantinides, Cornegy, Jr., Cumbo, Diaz, Eugene, Gjonaj, Holden, King, Koslowitz, Lancman, Lander, Levin, Levine, Matteo, Miller, Moya, Perkins, Reynoso, Richards, Rivera, Rodriguez, Rose, Rosenthal, Salamanca, Jr., Ampry-Samuel, Torres, Treyger, Ulrich, Van Bramer and Williams
A Local Law in relation to the naming of 68 thoroughfares and public places, Correction Officer Jonathan Narain Way, Borough of Queens, Frank Appice Way, Borough of Staten Island, Salvatore Micciulla Way, Borough of Staten Island, Mafalda DiMango Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Lawrence "Larry" Morrish Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Mill Street Synagogue/Seixas Way, Borough of Manhattan, Loeser's Deli Place, Borough of The Bronx, Chester Carlson Way, Borough of Queens, Mount Everest Way, Borough of Queens, Fannie Pettie Watts Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Christopher Wallace Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Gerri Lamb Way, Borough of The Bronx, 2nd Lt. John N. Sekul Place, Borough of The Bronx, Dr. Lamuel Stanislaus Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Freemason Way, Borough of The Bronx, Police Officer Manuel (Manny) Vargas Way, Borough of The Bronx, Michele Muccio Way, Borough of The Bronx, Father Yohanna T. Guirgis Way, Borough of Queens, Rev. Dr. V. Seymour Cole Way, Borough of The Bronx, Adelaide Connaughton Way, Borough of Queens, Ramesh D. Kalicharran "Kali" Way, Borough of Queens, JMC Way, Borough of Queens, Giselle McGee Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Kenneth Thompson Street, Borough of Brooklyn, Marie Runyon Way, Borough of Manhattan, Major Joseph R. Sciacca Way, Borough of Staten Island, Chief of Detectives William Allee Way, Borough of Staten Island, Jacques Marchais Way, Borough of Staten Island, William J. Liell Way, Borough of Staten Island, Zanu G. Simpson Way, Borough of Queens, Rev. Walter A. & Doris L. Jones Way, Borough of Queens, Margie Boyd Way, Borough of Queens, Rev. Julius & Mother Coreania Carter Way, Borough of Queens, Melody Anne-Simone Edwards Way, Borough of Queens, Hopkins Way, Borough of Queens, Nicholas Pennetti Way, Borough of Queens, Five Percenters Allah & Justice Square, Borough of Manhattan, Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan Way, Borough of Manhattan, William Atmore Byrd, Sr. Place, Borough of Manhattan, Angelo M. Falcón Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Ramon Raimundi Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Rev. Dr. Freddie Brunswick Sr. Way, Borough of Queens, Leroy Jackson Way, Borough of Queens, Rabbi Raphael "Ralph" Pelcovitz Way, Borough of Queens, Fred Bass Way, Borough of Manhattan, Hector Rivera Way, Borough of Manhattan, Carlos Cooks Way, Borough of Manhattan, Pedro Rafael Landestoy Duluc Way, Borough of Manhattan, San Romero de América, Borough of Manhattan, Carmen Georgina Acosta-Cruz Way, Borough of Manhattan, Social Activist Charles K. Smith Way, Borough of Staten Island, Jody Haggerty Way, Borough of Staten Island, Bandleader William "Bill" Hughes Way, Borough of Staten Island, New York Poet Laureate Audre Lorde Way, Borough of Staten Island, Wu-Tang Clan District, Borough of Staten Island, Beulah E. Sanders Way, Borough of Manhattan, Sesame Street, Borough of Manhattan, Fannie Lou Hamer Street, Borough of The Bronx, Mother Arnetta Crawford Way, Borough of The Bronx, Dwayne "The Pearl" Washington Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Bishop Landon E. Penn Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Junior Feliz Way, Borough of The Bronx, Audie Trinidad Way, Borough of The Bronx, Woody Guthrie Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Chief Ronald Spadafora Way, Borough of Queens, Gertrude McDonald Way, Borough of Queens, Terri Mona Adams Way, Borough of Queens, Muhammad Ali Jinnah Way, Borough of Brooklyn and the repeal of sections 4, 47, 48, 49, 50, 64, 68, 71 and 76 of local law number 139 for the year 2018, section 24 of local law number 110 for the year 2017 and sections 40 and 41 of local law number 237 for the year 2017.
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.
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Correction Officer Jonathan Narain Way 111th Street Between Liberty Avenue and 107th Avenue
§ 2. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Frank Appice Way None At the intersection of Getz Avenue and Lamoka Avenue
§ 3. The following street name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Salvatore Micciulla Way Kreisher Street Between Androvette Street and Winant Place
§ 4. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Mafalda DiMango Way None At the intersection of 81st Street and 15th Avenue
§ 5. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Lawrence "Larry" Morrish Way None At the southeast corner of 101st Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway
§ 6. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Mill Street Synagogue/Seixas Way None At the intersection of South William Street and Coenties Alley
§ 7. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Loeser's Deli Place None At the intersection of West 231st Street and Godwin Terrace
§ 8. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Chester Carlson Way None At the intersection of 37th Street and Broadway
§ 9. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Mount Everest Way None At the intersection of 75th Street and 31st Avenue
§ 10. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Fannie Pettie Watts Way Decatur Street Between Patchen Avenue and Malcom X Boulevard
§ 11. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Christopher Wallace Way St. James Place Between Fulton Street and Gates Avenue
§ 12. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Gerri Lamb Way None At the intersection of Randall Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue
§ 13. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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2nd Lt. John N. Sekul Place Newbold Avenue Between Castle Hill Avenue and Havemeyer Avenue
§ 14. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Dr. Lamuel Stanislaus Way Rutland Road Between Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue
§ 15. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Freemason Way None At the west side of Schofield Street and City Island Avenue
§ 16. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Police Officer Manuel (Manny) Vargas Way Rhinelander Avenue Between Eastchester Road and Stillwell Avenue
§ 17. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Michele Muccio Way St. Theresa Avenue Between Edison Avenue and Mayflower Avenue
§ 18. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Father Yohanna T. Guirgis Way Woodward Avenue Between Grove Street and Linden Street
§ 19. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Rev. Dr. V. Seymour Cole Way None At the northeast corner of East 227th Street and Paulding Avenue
§ 20. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Adelaide Connaughton Way None At the north side of Queens Boulevard and 71st Road
§ 21. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Ramesh D. Kalicharran "Kali" Way 169th Street Between Highland Avenue and Homelawn Street
§ 22. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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JMC Way 168th Street Between Highland Avenue and Gothic Drive
§ 23. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Giselle McGee Way Carroll Street Between Court Street and Smith Street
§ 24. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Kenneth Thompson Street None At the intersection of Myrtle Street and Jay Street
§ 25. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Marie Runyon Way None At the southeast corner of Amsterdam Avenue and Morningside Drive
§ 26. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Major Joseph R. Sciacca Way None At the intersection of Fremont Avenue and North Railroad Avenue
§ 27. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Chief of Detectives William Allee Way None At the intersection of Bascom Place and Collfield Avenue
§ 28. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Jacques Marchais Way None At the intersection of Lighthouse Avenue and Richmond Road
§ 29. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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William J. Liell Way None At the corner of Foch Avenue and Lamport Boulevard
§ 30. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Zanu G. Simpson Way None At the southwest corner of 99th Avenue and Hollis Avenue
§ 31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Rev. Walter A. & Doris L. Jones Way None At the north side of 115th Road and Farmers Boulevard
§ 32. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Margie Boyd Way None At the southeast corner of 219th Street and Linden Boulevard
§ 33. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Rev. Julius & Mother Coreania Carter Way None At the northeast corner of 167th Street and Linden Boulevard
§ 34. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Melody Anne-Simone Edwards Way None At the northeast corner of 118th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard
§ 35. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Hopkins Way None At the northwest corner of Pineville Lane and Merrick Boulevard
§ 36. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Nicholas Pennetti Way None At the intersection of 104th Street and Nicholls Avenue
§ 37. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Five Percenters Allah & Justice Square None At the northwest corner of 126th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
§ 38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Dr. Yosef ben-Jochannan Way None At the northeast corner of 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
§ 39. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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William Atmore Byrd, Sr. Place None At the intersection of West 131st Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard
§ 40. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Angelo M. Falcón Way Havemeyer Street At the corner of South 1st Street and Havemeyer Street
§ 41. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Ramon Raimundi Way None At the intersection of South 2nd Street and Havemeyer Street
§ 42. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Rev. Dr. Freddie Brunswick Sr. Way None At the intersection of 140th Avenue and 180th Street
§ 43. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Leroy Jackson Way None At the intersection of 135th Avenue and 228th Street
§ 44. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Rabbi Raphael "Ralph" Pelcovitz Way None At the intersection of Empire Avenue and Sage Street
§ 45. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Fred Bass Way None At the northeast corner of Broadway and East 12th Street
§ 46. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Hector Rivera Way None At the intersection of Dykman Street and Sherman Avenue
§ 47. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Carlos Cooks Way None At the intersection of 166th Street and Broadway
§ 48. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Pedro Rafael Landestoy Duluc Way None At the intersection of 166th Street and Nicholas
§ 49. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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San Romero de América None At the intersection of 179th Street and Fort Washington
§ 50. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Carmen Georgina Acosta-Cruz Way None At the northeast corner of Broadway and West 180th Street
§ 51. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Social Activist Charles K. Smith Way None At the northeast corner of Broadway and Castleton Avenue
§ 52. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Jody Haggerty Way None At the southeast corner of Forest Avenue and Oakland Avenue
§ 53. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Bandleader William "Bill" Hughes Way None At the northwest corner of Broadway and Castleton Avenue
§ 54. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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New York Poet Laureate Audre Lorde Way None At the southeast corner of Victory Boulevard and St. Paul's Avenue
§ 55. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Wu-Tang Clan District None At the southeast corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Targee Street
§ 56. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Beulah E. Sanders Way None At the northwest corner of Columbus Avenue and West 92nd Street
§ 57. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Sesame Street None At the southeast corner of 63rd Street and Broadway
§ 58. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Fannie Lou Hamer Street None At the intersection of West Farms Road and 172nd Street
§ 59. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Mother Arnetta Crawford Way None At the intersection of 172nd Street and Vyse Avenue
§ 60. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Dwayne "The Pearl" Washington Way None At the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard
§ 61. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Bishop Landon E. Penn Way Eastern Parkway Between Ralph Avenue and Howard Avenue
§ 62. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Junior Feliz Way None At the intersection of East 183rd Street and Bathgate Avenue
§ 63. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Audie Trinidad Way None At the intersection of East 188th Street and Washington Avenue
§ 64. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Woody Guthrie Way Mermaid Avenue Between West 35th Street and West 36th Street
§ 65. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Chief Ronald Spadafora Way 90th Street Between Rockaway Boulevard and 101st Avenue
§ 66. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Gertrude McDonald Way None At the northeast corner of Queens Boulevard and 39th Street
§ 67. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Terri Mona Adams Way None At the intersection of 49th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard
§ 68. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah Way Coney Island Avenue Between Avenue C and Avenue H
§ 69. Sections 4, 47, 48, 49, 50, 64, 68, 71 and 76 of local law number 139 for the year 2018 are hereby REPEALED.
§ 70. Section 24 of local law number 110 for the year 2017 is hereby REPEALED.
§ 71. Sections 40 and 41 of local law number 237 for the year 2017 are hereby REPEALED.
§ 72. 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/0-0-0-126635Fetched: 10/25/2026