NYC Honorary Street Names

Baez

Anthony Baez Place (Bronx)
Present name:Cameron Place
Location:Jerome Avenue and Morris Avenue
Honoree: Anthony Baez (1965-1994), while playing football with his brothers, died after an incident involving Police Officer Francis Livoti. Mr. Livoti, following an acquittal in New York State court, was fired from the NYPD. Thereafter, Mr. Livoti was convicted in Federal court, and served six and half years in federal prison. (RGPR)
LL:2000/19
Cheyenne Baez Way (Manhattan)
Present name:West side of Lexington Avenue
Location:Between 127th Street and 128th Street
Honoree: Cheyenne Baez (1993-2010), an honor student who mentored youth about gangs and peer pressure, was herself a victim of gun violence when she was fatally shot in the courtyard of Alice Kornegay Houses.
LL:2012/14


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