Tuesday, January 14, 2014

How about it for 'Beastie Boys Square'?



As you may have heard, there's a movement to co-name the corner of Rivington and Ludlow "Beastie Boys Square." (Why? In part because the cover of the band's second studio record, "Paul's Boutique," was 99 Rivington.)

Tonight, Community Board 3's Transportation & Public Safety/Environment Committee will hear the petition, launched by Beastie Boys fan LeRoy McCarthy. (BoweryBoogie has been on this story from day 1. Read more on the background here.)

Per CB3, here's how the co-naming process works:

If the request is approved by the committee, the application will be voted on by the full Board for final approval. If approved, the request will be forwarded to the City Council office for Council approval.

By the way, the block already honors Rabbi Yaakov Spiegel, which the city designated in June 2003.



In other Transportation & Public Safety/Environment Committee news … the group will also hear about newsstand applications for Second Avenue and East First Street (we're assuming that this will be along the new Jupiter 21 building) as well as for 124 E. 14th St. (roughly around the P.C. Richard & Son).

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a complete waste of taxpayer money & CB3's time.

Anonymous said...

Don't even get this guy started on the Washington Monument.

Anonymous said...

"Don't even get this guy started on the Washington Monument."

Are you seriously saying that the Beastie Boys are as significant as our first president ?

Jill said...

Hmmm I was told by cb3 that a block can't have two dedication names so if this passes I will revisit my plan for Allen Ginsberg Way.

Anonymous said...

I'm into it, but only if Run DMC get a street too. Seriously.