Hip Hop Boulevard (Bronx)
Present name:At 1520 Sedgwick Avenue
Location:Between West 167th Street and West Tremont Avenue
Honoree: This co-naming commemorates the beginnings of Hip Hop music. It developed in the 1970s at block parties, which were popular in New York City and particularly in the Bronx. From the 1980s onward, Hip Hop became a part of the music scene in dozens of countries and has been widely popular ever since.(Gibson)
LL:L.L. 2016/23