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"Y" Honorary Streets: The BronxYolanda Garcia Way (Bronx) Present name:Third Avenue Location:Both sides of the street, from 156th Street to 159th Street Honoree: Yolanda Garcia was 53 when she died in February 2005. She was one of the founders of Nos Quedamos/We Stay, a community group that worked to prevent evictions of people who lived and worked in her Melrose neighborhood. LL:2008/48 Yomo Toro Place (Bronx) Present name:None Location:At the intersection of Ogden Avenue and East 162nd Street Honoree: Yomo Toro (1933-2012) was a virtuoso on the cuatro, a Puerto Rican stringed instrument, and an influential member of New York’s Latin music scene from the 1950s on. LL:2013/50 Yvette Nicole Moreno Place (Bronx) Present name:none Location:Intersection of Castle Hill Road and Watson Avenue Honoree: Yvette Nicole Moreno (b. 1976) worked at Carr Futures in the World Trade Center. She was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2003/34 |
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