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.
New Name |
Present Name |
Limits |
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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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George’s Way |
753 Coney Island Avenue |
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§18. The following intersection name, in the Borough of Brooklyn, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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Bishop Joseph H. Bell Sr. Way |
922 Saint Nicholas Avenue in front of Bethel Holy Church |
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§27. The following intersection name, in the Borough of the Bronx, is hereby designated as hereafter indicated.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
New NamePresent NameLimits |
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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.
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6/30/16