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Spike Lee is holding a block party Saturday to mark the 25th anniversary of "Do the Right Thing."
Elisa Izquierdo, 6, was killed by her mother in 1995, sparking changes in child welfare agencies.
West 97th Street and Amsterdam Avenue was named after the 4-year-old girl killed there last year.
The corner of Audubon Avenue and 177th Street now bears the name of Jose Enrique Ulloa.
Brooklyn's Community Board 2 requires that street naming candidates be deceased three years.
The corner of Rivington and Ludlow streets may be renamed to honor the Beastie Boys.
The intersection of Fulton Street and St. James Place could bear the hip-hop icon's name.
Pvt. Danny Chen committed suicide in 2011 after enduring racially charged hazing in the military.
A street co-naming to honor the child struck and killed on Delancey Street has committee support.
The grandmother of Dashane Santana requested Delancey Street be co-named in her honor.
Audubon Avenue at 190th Street was co-named "Miguel Amaro Way" Saturday in honor of the founder of the Dominican Day Parade.
Retailer J&R convinced a reluctant Community Board 1 Tuesday night to give it more time to build its case.
The Lower Manhattan electronics store is reportedly trying to boost sales by co-naming part of Park Row.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.