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Tag: Frieda Zames

Co-Named Streets Commemorate Local Heroes, Part IV

We’ve all seen them: signs tucked under the official names of local streets, honoring a neighborhood notable with a “Way,” “Place,” or “Corner.” Unfortunately, more often than not, the people on these “co-named” street signs are often unknown to most passers-by. We look at three of thosehonorees: Bella Abzug, Sara Curry, and Frieda Zames.

    Honorary Street Names: 1st Avenue

    Our latest examination of honorific street names takes us further into the East Village to 1st Avenue.  From 14th Street all the way to Houston, 3 honorifics exist along this avenue: Jodie Lane Place- Located on 11th Street between 1st Avenue and Avenue A, there is an unfortunately tragic story behind this honorific.  Jodie Shonah Lane (1973-2004) […]