In relation to naming ten public thoroughfares and public places, Kevin F. Conroy Ballfield at Greenwood Playground, Borough of Brooklyn, Ilka Tanya Payan …
NYC L.L. 2001/081
in effectL.L. 2001/081
Enactment date: 12/28/2001
Int. No. 1008-A
By Council Members DiBrienza, Linares, McCaffrey, Pinkett, Robinson, Carrion, Clarke, Koslowitz, Marshall, Michels, Quinn, Reed, Sabini, Foster, Golden, Oddo and Ognibene; also Council Members Nelson, O'Donovan and Abel.
A Local Law in relation to naming ten public thoroughfares and public places, Kevin F. Conroy Ballfield at Greenwood Playground, Borough of Brooklyn, Ilka Tanya Payan Memorial Park, Borough of Manhattan, Juan Pablo Duarte Square, Borough of Manhattan, Met Life Plaza, Borough of Queens, Vernon Cherry Way, Borough of Queens, Michael Brennan Way, Borough of Queens, The Street of Arts & Culture, Borough of Brooklyn, Battalion Chief Robert Turner's Way, Borough of Brooklyn, Firefighter Christopher J. Siedenberg Memorial Park, Borough of Staten Island and Father Joseph David Colbert Way, Borough of Queens.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The following playground name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Kevin F. Conroy Ballfield at Greenwood Playground (none) an existing ballfield located within an existing playground located at East 5th Street between Greenwood Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway
Section 2. The following park name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Ilka Tanya Payan Memorial Park (none) an exiting park located on West 156th Street between Riverside Drive and Broadway
Section 3. The following square name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Juan Pablo Duarte Square the northern side of West 170th Street between St. Nicholas Avenue and Broadway
Section 4. The following plaza name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Met Life Plaza Bridge Plaza North a/k/a Queens Plaza between 27th Street and 28th Street
Section 5. The following street name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
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Vernon Cherry Way Broadway between 48th Street and 51st Street
Section 6. The following street name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Michael Brennan Way 41st Street between 50th Avenue and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway service road
Section 7. The following street name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
The Street of Arts & Culture Rockwell Place between Lafayette Avenue and DeKalb Avenue
Section 8. The following street name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Battalion Chief Robert Turner's Way Hancock Street between Stuyvesant Avenue and Marcy Avenue
Section 9. The following park name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Firefighter Christopher J. Siedenberg Memorial Park Evergreen Park a park bounded by Greaves Lane, Greaves Avenue, Dewey Avenue and Evergreen Street contained in Block 4500, Lots 425, 500, 537 and 538 in the Borough of Staten Island
Section 10. The following street name is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New Name Present Name Limits
Father Joseph David Colbert Way 68th Street between Myrtle Avenue and Cooper Avenue
Section 11. 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/0-0-0-212592Fetched: 10/25/2026