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Midtown South »

The street outside Madison Square Garden now bears the name of the heavyweight champion who died Friday.

Jackson Heights »

The plaza was one of 42 co-namings approved by the city council.

Upper West Side »

The southeast corner of Amsterdam Avenue at West 103rd Street will be co-named "Norman Rockwell Place."

Inwood »

The City Council turned down a request to co-name West 214th Street and Broadway "Renee Mancino Way."

Park Slope »

Degraw and Fifth Avenue will be renamed for Robert Diaz, who performed under the name Pumpkinhead.

Clinton Hill »

Another mural went up near the Clinton Hill Key Food at Fulton Street and St. James Place. 

Bed-Stuy »

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

Flushing »

The 3-year-old was struck and killed by a driver in a Flushing crosswalk in 2013.

Richmond Hill »

Maple is credited with creating the CompStat methodology that the NYPD still uses today.

Inwood »

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

Jamaica »

The corner of 91st Avenue and 188th Street was renamed “Patrolman Kenneth Anthony Nugent Way.”

Park Slope »

The underground rapper grew up on Degraw Street and often namechecked Park Slope in his music.

Queens Village »

The intersection of 222nd Street and 92nd Road will be renamed “Detective 1st Grade Brian Moore Way.”