street co-naming

Greene Avenue between Patchen Avenue and Broadway was co-named for the late Rev. Dr. Jerry V. Burns.

Retired teacher Judynell Johnson-Groce is trying to co-name 124th street after Bishop William Bonner.

Washington Avenue and Sterling Place is now co-named "Gus Vlahavas Place."

More than 150 residents have signed a petition to name 214th Street after Renee Mancino of Carrot Top.

The block party will celebrate the street co-naming and Lee's "Brooklyn Loves Michael Jackson" event.

Councilman Mark Levine declined to submit the proposal because Dinkins' family was not supportive.

Longtime proprietor Gus Vlahavas of the beloved Prospect Heights diner died last November.

Edwin Thomas was killed in Bed-Stuy in 2008 after a fare beater attacked him on the B46.

Street names are usually bestowed as a posthumous honor.

Police Officer Bruce Reynolds and Firefighter John Sullivan lost thier lives in the line of service.

A sign reading "Fallen Officers Way" was placed at the intersection of Tompkins and Myrtle avenues.

The board gave its approval for co-naming a Bed-Stuy block in honor of Detective Clarence Surgeon. 

The stretch of East Sixth Street between First and Second Avenues will be called Miriam Friedlander Way.

The board voted on Tuesday to co-name streets after Henry "Red" Allen and Dave Reid Jr.

A neighborhood group is pushing to have a stretch of Myrtle Avenue renamed in honor of Mae Miller.