Street Names Get Longer, Neighborhoods Shorter

e City Council voted in favor of the street co-naming omnibus bill last week. Across the five boroughs, 56 thoroughfares and public places will now bear the names of exemplary New Yorkers who have passed away.
Street Names Get Longer, Neighborhoods Shorter
ONE STREET, TWO NAMES: Punk rocker Joey Ramone was honored in 2003 when Second Street on the Lower East Side was co-named for him. As of last week, 56 more streets across the city are named for outstanding New Yorkers. Teresa Lee/Getty Images
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/2773836.jpg" alt="ONE STREET, TWO NAMES: Punk rocker Joey Ramone was honored in 2003 when Second Street on the Lower East Side was co-named for him. As of last week, 56 more streets across the city are named for outstanding New Yorkers. (Teresa Lee/Getty Images )" title="ONE STREET, TWO NAMES: Punk rocker Joey Ramone was honored in 2003 when Second Street on the Lower East Side was co-named for him. As of last week, 56 more streets across the city are named for outstanding New Yorkers. (Teresa Lee/Getty Images )" width="320" class="size-medium wp-image-1801454"/></a>
ONE STREET, TWO NAMES: Punk rocker Joey Ramone was honored in 2003 when Second Street on the Lower East Side was co-named for him. As of last week, 56 more streets across the city are named for outstanding New Yorkers. (Teresa Lee/Getty Images )
Tara MacIsaac
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Tara MacIsaac is a writer based in Canada.
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