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Do-gooders, Artists and Victims: What 15 Years of Honorific Street Names Tell Us About NYC

May 7, 2014 by Allegra Abramo

By Allegra Abramo and Rebecca Bratek Stroll through any New York City neighborhood, and you’ll notice that many streets carry two names: the name on the map, and the name of a person. Unless you happen to be on a street named after a major cultural or historic figure, such as Gershwin Way (West 50th […]

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