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news_city_hall_blue_room_banner_nyreblog_com_.jpgMAYOR BLOOMBERG SIGNS LEGISLATION RENAMING THIRTY-TWO THOROUGHFARES AND PUBLIC PLACES

"The first of five bills before me today [Wednesday] is Introductory Number 761-A, sponsored by Council Members Arroyo, Barron, Cabrera, Comrie, Crowley, Dickens, Dilan, Fidler, Foster, Gentile, Greenfield, Halloran, James, Koo, Koppell, Koslowitz, Lander, Levin, Mendez, Oddo, Rodriguez, Rose, Vacca, Van Bramer, Vann, Wills, Gonzalez, Williams, Jackson and Gennaro.  This bill renames thirty-two thoroughfares and public places throughout the City.

"The first name I will read, Officer Glen Pettit Corner, in Manhattan, is a street named in honor of this police officer who died on September 11, 2001 and although this is a modest gesture, this local law demonstrates the City's commitment to always remember those who perished that day.

"The next four names I will read are streets named in honor of two police officers and two United States Marines who died in the line of duty in the service to our City or our Country.

Police Officer Alain Schaberger Way Brooklyn
Detective Kevin Czartoryski Place Queens
Julian Brennan Way Brooklyn
Sergeant Nicholas Aleman Way Brooklyn

"The remaining twenty-seven names represent individuals or entities that are being honored for their lifetime accomplishments, and while it is not possible to describe the reason each individual or entity is deserving of a street name change, each City Council Member who submitted a name presented a detailed justification for this honor.

Doctora Evelina Antonetty Way The Bronx
Lenny Kobren Circle Brooklyn
Ozzie Brown Triangle The Bronx
Dr. Michael Lancelot Marcano Way The Bronx
Cheyenne Baez Way Manhattan
Rev. John B. Elliott Way Brooklyn
Jim Buckley Way Brooklyn
Meg Charlop Way The Bronx
The Chords Hit Record "Sh-Boom" 1954 The Bronx
Frank Griffin Way Brooklyn
Joe 'The Great' Rollino Corner Brooklyn
Raoul Wallenberg Way Brooklyn
Lt. Peter J. Farrenkopf Place Queens
Reginald Nero's Way Brooklyn
First United Methodist Church Way Queens
Police Officer Eric Hernandez Memorial Corner The Bronx
Thomas X. Winberry Way Queens
John Davenport Way  Brooklyn
Miriam Friedlander Way Manhattan

Miriam Friedlander represented the East Village and Lower East Side in the New York City Council from 1974 - 1991.

Jonathan M. Acierno Way Staten Island
Manolo Tavarez Justo Way Manhattan
Joseph Mandarino Way Staten Island
Det. Raymond "Pally" Taylor Way Staten Island
Peggy Braverman Way The Bronx
Bishop Moses Taylor Way Queens
Charles C. Pinn Triangle Brooklyn
Shirley N. Moore Street Queens

"I would like to thank the City Council for approving this legislation."



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