L.L. 2016/092
Enactment date: 8/3/2016
Preconsidered Int. No. 1227
By the Speaker (Council Member Mark-Viverito) and Council Members Borelli, Chin, Cohen, Constantinides, Cornegy, Crowley, Cumbo, Dickens, Dromm, Espinal, Eugene, Gentile, Gibson, King, Koslowitz, Lander, Levin, Levine, Maisel, Matteo, Mealy, Miller, Reynoso, Rodriguez, Rose, Rosenthal, Salamanca, Jr., Treyger, Ulrich, Vacca, Vallone, Williams and Wills
A Local Law in relation to the naming of 65 thoroughfares and public places, Purple Heart Memorial Bridge, Borough of Staten Island, William "Pop" Marsh Avenue, Borough of Staten Island, Hy Genee Way, Borough of Manhattan, Grace Belkin Way, Borough of The Bronx, Lieutenant Theodore Leoutsakos Way, Borough of Queens, Emma Brandt Way, Borough of Queens, Tohma Y. Faulkner Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Det. Joseph A. Picciano Way, Borough of Queens, Easter Rising Stair Way, Borough of Queens, Dorothy Neary Way, Borough of Queens, Cecil Collymore Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Dr. Rev. Clarence Norman Sr. and Ellen Norman Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Bishop William Lee Bonner Square, Borough of Manhattan, Judge Constance Baker Motley Lane, Borough of Manhattan, Mary Vavruska Way, Borough of Queens, Dr. Walter A. Kyte Way, Borough of Brooklyn, George's Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Senator Christopher J. Mega Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Maureen Stramka Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Salvatore (Sal) D'Amato Place, Borough of Brooklyn, Howard Dunn Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Juanita Hamilton Place, Borough of The Bronx, Melanie Rodriguez Place, Borough of The Bronx, Elmo Hope Way - Jazz Pioneer, Borough of The Bronx, Honorable Samuel Bea Jr. Way, Borough of The Bronx, Bishop Joseph H. Bell Sr. Way, Borough of The Bronx, Kings 5 Way, Borough of The Bronx, THE RAMONES WAY, Borough of Queens, Jose "Tuffy" Sanchez Corner, Borough of Brooklyn, Hope Reichbach Way, Borough of Brooklyn, John J. McCarthy Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Kells - Grennie American Legion Post No. 316 Way, Borough of Staten Island, Joe Manfredi Way, Borough of Staten Island, Connor and Breandan Moore Way, Borough of Staten Island, Ingram and Geneva Montgomery Way, Borough of Brooklyn, John Steptoe Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Malik ‘Phife Dawg' Taylor Way, Borough of Queens, Charles ‘Chuck' Granby Way, Borough of Queens, Melvin Harris Way, Borough of Queens, Reverend Dr. James C. Kelly Sr. Way, Borough of Queens, Vincent "Vinnie" Abate Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Mary Jane Matos Way, Borough of Manhattan, Renee Mancino Way, Borough of Manhattan, School Safety Agent Sandra P. Cranford Way, Borough of Staten Island, Olympic Silver Medalist Abel Kiviat Way, Borough of Staten Island, Peter Pellegrito Way, Borough of Staten Island, Mark B. Herman Way, Borough of Staten Island, Joseph Russo Way, Borough of Staten Island, John L. Nelson Way, Borough of Manhattan, Lt. Christopher Pupo Way, Borough of The Bronx, Twana Gilliard-Green Way, Borough of The Bronx, Martha Watford Way, Borough of The Bronx, Dr. Serafin Izquierdo Way, Borough of The Bronx, Dr. Luis Felipe Serrano Way, Borough of The Bronx, Nathan and Ida Handwerker Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Captain Michael E. Berdy Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Pastor Debbe Santiago Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Midshipman Justin Zemser Way, Borough of Queens, Alfonse Agovino, Sr. Way, Borough of The Bronx, Coach Stephen Piorkowski Way, Borough of Queens, Alfred J. Vigliante Way, Borough of Brooklyn, D'Aja Naquai Robinson Way, Borough of Queens, Anthony Mason Way, Borough of Queens, 65th Infantry Regiment "Borinqueneers" Way, Borough of Manhattan, Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros Way, Borough of Manhattan and the repeal of sections 4, 23, 30, 38 and 40 of local law number 23 for the year 2016 and the repeal of section 30 of local law number 76 for the year 2015.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The following street name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Purple Heart Memorial Bridge The bridge over the Fresh Kills Creek Between Drumgoole Road West and Forest Hill Road
§ 2. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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William "Pop" Marsh Avenue None At the northeast corner of Richard Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
§ 3. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Hy Genee Way Broome Street Between Allen Street and Eldridge Street
§ 4. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Grace Belkin Way None At the intersection of West 246th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway
§ 5. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Lieutenant Theodore Leoutsakos Way None At the intersection of 29th Street and 21st Avenue
§ 6. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Emma Brandt Way None At the intersection of 74th Street and 30th Avenue
§ 7. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Tohma Y. Faulkner Way Decatur Street Between Tompkins Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard
§ 8. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Det. Joseph A. Picciano Way 62nd Street Between 53rd Drive and 53rd Avenue
§ 9. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Easter Rising Stair Way Step Street Between 65th Place and 64th Street
§ 10. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Dorothy Neary Way 48th Street Between Laurel Hill Boulevard and the Queens Midtown Expressway
§ 11. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Cecil Collymore Way Putnam Avenue Between Grand Avenue and Downing Street
§ 12. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Dr. Rev. Clarence Norman Sr. and Ellen Norman Way Rogers Avenue Between Eastern Parkway and Union Street
§ 13. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Bishop William Lee Bonner Square None At the intersection of West 124th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd
§ 14. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Judge Constance Baker Motley Lane The service road behind little Riverton adjacent to Harlem River Drive Between East 135th Street and 138th Street
§ 15. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Mary Vavruska Way At the southeast corner of 34th Avenue Between 93rd Street and 94th Street
§ 16. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Dr. Walter A. Kyte Way Glenmore Avenue Between Watkins Street and Van Sinderin Avenue
§ 17. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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George's Way 753 Coney Island Avenue
§ 18. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Senator Christopher J. Mega Way None At the intersection of 80th Street and 10th Avenue
§ 19. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Maureen Stramka Way None At the southeast corner of 78th Street and 3rd Avenue
§ 20. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Salvatore (Sal) D'Amato Place East side of 5th Avenue Between 94th Street and 95th Street
§ 21. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Howard Dunn Way None At the northwest corner of 78th Street and 3rd Avenue
§ 22. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Juanita Hamilton Place Crotona Park East Between Wilkins Avenue and Prospect Avenue
§ 23. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Melanie Rodriguez Place None At the intersection of Sherman Avenue and East 163rd Street
§ 24. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Elmo Hope Way - Jazz Pioneer Lyman Place Between Freeman Street and East 169th Street
§ 25. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Honorable Samuel Bea Jr. Way None At the intersection of Ely Street and Strang Avenue on the even side of the 4000 block
§ 26. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Bishop Joseph H. Bell Sr. Way 922 Saint Nicholas Avenue in front of Bethel Holy Church
§ 27. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Kings 5 Way None At the southwest corner of 216th Street and Barnes Avenue
§ 28. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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THE RAMONES WAY None At the intersection of 67th Avenue and 110th Street in front of the main entrance of Forest Hills High School
§ 29. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Jose "Tuffy" Sanchez Corner None At the intersection of Union Street and Columbia Street
§ 30. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Hope Reichbach Way Bond Street Between Dean Street and Bergen Street
§ 31. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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John J. McCarthy Way None At the southeast corner of Royce Street and Avenue U
§ 32. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Kells - Grennie American Legion Post No. 316 Way None At the intersection of Amboy Road and Arc Place
§ 33. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Joe Manfredi Way None At the intersection of Hylan Boulevard and New Dorp Lane
§ 34. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Connor and Breandan Moore Way None At the intersection of Sand Lane and Father Capodanno Boulevard
§ 35. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Ingram and Geneva Montgomery Way Ralph Avenue Between Sumpter Street and Fulton Street
§ 36. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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John Steptoe Way Monroe Street Between Ralph Avenue and Howard Avenue
§ 37. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Malik ‘Phife Dawg' Taylor Way None At the intersection of 192nd Street and Linden Boulevard
§ 38. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Charles ‘Chuck' Granby Way None At the north side of 116th Avenue and Francis Lewis Boulevard
§ 39. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Melvin Harris Way None At the intersection of 222nd Street and 97th Avenue
§ 40. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Reverend Dr. James C. Kelly Sr. Way None At the intersection of Baisley Boulevard and Smith Street
§ 41. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Vincent "Vinnie" Abate Way Manhattan Avenue Between Metropolitan Avenue and Conselyea Street
§ 42. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Mary Jane Matos Way West 170th Street Between Broadway and Fort Washington Avenue
§ 43. The following street name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Renee Mancino Way Broadway Between 214th Street and 215th Street
§ 44. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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School Safety Agent Sandra P. Cranford Way None At the southwest corner of Tompkins Avenue and Hill Street underneath the Hill Street sign
§ 45. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Olympic Silver Medalist Abel Kiviat Way None At the northeast corner of Oxford Place and Forest Avenue
§ 46. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Peter Pellegrito Way None At the northwest corner of Walnut Street and Bard Avenue with sign placed underneath the Walnut Street sign
§ 47. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Mark B. Herman Way None At the northeast corner of Forest Avenue and Oxford Place under the Forest Avenue sign
§ 48. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Staten Island, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Joseph Russo Way None At the northeast corner of Clove Road and Cary Avenue underneath the Cary Avenue street sign
§ 49. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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John L. Nelson Way None At the northeast corner of Columbus Avenue and West 91st Street
§ 50. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Lt. Christopher Pupo Way Longwood Avenue Between Southern Boulevard and Bruckner Boulevard
§ 51. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Twana Gilliard-Green Way None At the intersection of Rogers Place and Dawson Street
§ 52. The following street name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Martha Watford Way Manida Street Between Spofford Avenue and Lafayette Avenue
§ 53. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Dr. Serafin Izquierdo Way None At the intersection of Westchester Avenue and Hoe Avenue
§ 54. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Dr. Luis Felipe Serrano Way None At the intersection of Chatterton Avenue and Pugsley Avenue
§ 55. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Nathan and Ida Handwerker Way None At the southwest corner of Surf Avenue and Stillwell Avenue
§ 56. The following street name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Captain Michael E. Berdy Way West Avenue 345 feet east of the northeast corner of West Avenue and West 5th Street
§ 57. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Pastor Debbe Santiago Way None At the intersection of West 16th Street and Mermaid Avenue
§ 58. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Midshipman Justin Zemser Way None At the northwest corner of Seaside Avenue and Beach Channel Drive
§ 59. The following intersection name, in the Borough of The Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Alfonse Agovino, Sr. Way None At the southeast corner of Harrington Avenue and Mayflower Avenue
§ 60. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Coach Stephen Piorkowski Way 204th Street Between 32nd Avenue and 203 Place
§ 61. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Alfred J. Vigliante Way None At the northwest corner of East 49th Street and Foster Avenue
§ 62. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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D'Aja Naquai Robinson Way Sutphin Boulevard Between 125th Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard
§ 63. The following street name, in the Borough of Queens, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Anthony Mason Way 147th Street Between 123rd Avenue and Rockaway Boulevard
§ 64. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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65th Infantry Regiment "Borinqueneers" Way None At the southwest corner of East 102nd Street and Lexington Avenue
§ 65. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Manhattan, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros Way None At the northeast corner of East 122nd Street and 3rd Avenue
§ 66. Sections 4, 23, 30, 38 and 40 of local law number 23 for the year 2016 are hereby REPEALED.
§ 67. Section 30 of local law number 76 for the year 2015 is hereby REPEALED.
§ 68. This local law shall take effect immediately.