NYC Honorary Street Names

African

African Burial Ground Square (Brooklyn)
Present name:None
Location:Intersections of Barbey Street with New Lots Avenue and with Livonia Avenue, and of Schenck Avenue with Livonia Avenue and New Lots Avenue
Honoree: Commemorates the burial ground for enslaved Africans in the area encompassing Schenck, New Lots and Livonia Avenues and Barbey Street.
LL:2013/50
African Burial Ground Way (Manhattan)
Present name:Elk Street
Location:between Duane Street and Chambers Street
Honoree: Marks the location of the largest colonial-era cemetery for enslaved Africans in America. It was unearthed in 1991 during construction o f a Federal building at 290 Broadway.
LL:2004/63


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