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After 9-year push, 'Beastie Boys Square' looks like sure shot on Manhattan's Lower East Side

The fight for the right to rename the intersection at Ludlow and Rivington as "Beastie Boys Square" is almost at an end.

Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Street Officially Renamed Christopher Wallace Way In Honor Of Notorious B.I.G.

After over five years of starts, stops and community board infighting, the corner of St. James Place and Fulton Street in Brooklyn was re-named in honor of The Notorious B.I.G. today.

Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Wu-Tang Clan Officially Unveil 'Wu-Tang Clan District' Street Sign On Staten Island

'Wu-Tang Clan District was history in the making, and the dedication day was very emotional for me and many that were there.'

Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

Will Long Island Gets Its Own 'Public Enemy Turnpike'?

'With the success of Public Enemy Turnpike, Hip Hop will be on the map in Long Island.'

Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

City Council Approves Street Co-Naming For Woody Guthrie, Notorious B.I.G. & Wu-Tang Clan

In its final meeting of the year, the New York City Council voted 48-0 to honor three music icons in their home boroughs.

Brigid Bergin

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WNYC Staff

Arts & Entertainment

Will Staten Island Get A Wu-Tang Clan District Street Sign?

'Wu-Tang Clan put Staten Island on the map trough hip-hop, and The Wu deserves to be recognized with a street named for them in Shoalin.'

Ben Yakas

Arts & Entertainment

"Beastie Boys Square" Sabotaged By LES Community Board

Even if you fight for your right to rename intersections... it may not happen.

Jen Carlson

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