NYC names streets honoring a convict rapper, a drug addict boxer & other assorted criminals

Monello

Monello

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Stay classy NYC!

Rumors are once David Berkowitz is pushing up daisies, he'll get a street named after him.

There are about 8,000 miles of streets criss-crossing New York City, and in its last vote of 2021, the City Council voted to rename or co-name 199 of them. “It has to be someone who's deceased, unfortunately, and they had to make some considerable contribution to the community,” said Queens Community Board 9 district manager James McClelland.
  • Prodigy Way - Albert Johnson, better known by his stage name, Prodigy, was a member of the legendary rap group Mobb Deep until his death in 2017. Now, the northeast corner of 41st Drive and 12th Street, by the Queensbridge Houses where he grew up, has been renamed in his memory.(The following is a brief timeline and chronology of some of the legal issues that Prodigy faced during his life:
    • November 6, 2003, Prodigy was arrested in Cohoes, New York, and charged with third degree criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of cannabis. Police reportedly recovered a .25 caliber handgun and cannabis on his person.
    • October 26, 2006, Prodigy was arrested in New York City and charged with criminal possession of a weapon. He was pulled over in a $120,000 customized bulletproof SUV after making an illegal u-turn around 2:15 AM. After conducting a search of the vehicle, police recovered a .22 caliber handgun in the center console.
    • October 8, 2007, Prodigy was sentenced to serve three-and-a-half years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm. Originally facing a mandatory sentence of 15 years in prison, Prodigy struck a deal with the prosecution, and pleaded guilty in exchange for the shorter prison sentence.
    • March 7, 2011, Prodigy was released from Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York after serving three years for criminal possession of a weapon. His sentence was reduced by six months for good behavior and he remained on parole until 2014.)
  • Hector "Macho" Camacho - born in Puerto Rico and raised in Spanish Harlem, Camacho was a world champion boxer who scored titles in three weight classes: super featherweight, featherweight, and junior welterweight. He also struggled with drug addiction for much of his life. Lexington Avenue between 115th and 116th streets, will now be named after him.
  • Eric Garner Way - The police killing of Eric Garner in 2014 sparked the Black Lives Matter movement, which has since become a driving force for social justice and police reform across the U.S. The southwest corner of Bay Street and Victory Boulevard, where Garner was killed, will now bear his name as a memorial.

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From Celia Cruz to Eric Garner Way, 199 NYC Streets Get New Names - Gothamist
 
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HemiHauler

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I’m hoping for Up against the wall mother fukker! Boulevard or Stop resisting! St.

Or about Respect my authoriteh Lane.
 
Hijinx

Hijinx

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Streets like this should be named after role models.
It seems obvious that these are New York's role models.
It's what the denizens of these streets want thei kids to turn out to be.
Rappers, and assorted criminals.
 
BOP

BOP

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I'm surprised Kameltoe hasn't complained about not getting a street named after her, because racism and misogyny.
I'd be down with something like "Hooker's Paradise," or something similar.

Let's hear it for the working girls!*


*Not affiliated with the Save-a-ho foundation.
 
Monello

Monello

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BOP said:
I'm surprised Kameltoe hasn't complained about not getting a street named after her, because racism and misogyny.
I'd be down with something like "Hooker's Paradise," or something similar.

Let's hear it for the working girls!*


*Not affiliated with the Save-a-ho foundation.
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She's Indian. Perhaps from the slapahoe tribe.
 
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