Bernard Baruch Way (Manhattan)
Present name:East 25th Street
Location:Third Avenue and Lexington Avenue
Honoree: Bernard Baruch (1870-1965) was a leading Wall Street financier. During World War I, he withdrew from business to head the War Industries Board and later played active roles in the administrations of Presidents Harding, Hoover, and Roosevelt. City College’s School of Business and Public Administration was named for him in 1953.
LL:2001/11