NYC Honorary Street Names

Korean

Korean War Veterans Drive (Queens)
Present name:Memorial Drive
Location:The extension of 108th Street between Forest Park Drive and the intersection of Park Lane South and Myrtle Avenue
Honoree: This designation marked the approaching 50th anniversary of the 1953 Korean Armistice. From 1950 to 1953, millions of Americans fought to, “defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.” Tens of thousands of United States veterans died on the battlefield, more than 100,000 were wounded, and thousands are still unaccounted for.
LL:2003/34
Korean War Veterans Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northeast corner of Vespa Avenue and Arden Avenue
Honoree: This co-naming honors the veterans who fought in the Korean War. (Ignizio)
LL:2013/131


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