Mayor de Blasio Holds Public Hearing on Intro 253-A and Intro 388

Mayor de Blasio holds a public hearing on Intro 253-A, in relation to the creation of a New York City identity card program, and Intro 388, in relation to the naming of 63 thoroughfares and public places in honor of individuals and entities that have made lasting contributions to New York City. New street names honorees include the Dominican Sisters of Sparkill, who opened St. John Chrysostom School in 1914; Rabbi Weissmandl, an instrumental resistance fighter who saved European Jews during World War II; Stan Brooks, a senior correspondent for 1010 WINS; Jon Kest, founder of the Working Families Party; George Carlin, an award winning comedian and writer; and various Tuskegee Airmen, a predominantly African-American fighter squad in World War II. The bill was approved by the City Council at the stated meeting on June 26.

The following individuals and entities will be honored:

. 26th Regiment United States Colored Troops

. 332nd Fighter Group

. 369th Infantry Regiment "Harlem Hellfighters"

. 452nd Anti-Aircraft

. 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion

. 761st Tank Battalion

. 92nd Infantry Division

. 99th Flying Training Squadron

. Manny "The Wrong Man" Balestrero

. Barnard College 125th Year Anniversary

. Emmett W. Bassett

. Daniel Carter Beard

. Stan Brooks

. Flt. Officer Lawrence A. Brown

. Buffalo Soldiers

. Bishop Roderick R. Caesar Sr.

. Angelo "Chubby" Campanella

. George Carlin

. Marie Christopher

. Commander William G. Clancy

. Kenneth Cubas

. Father Damien

. General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr.

. Sergei Dovlatov

. Sergeant Gerard J. Dunne

. Revs. Norm and Peg Eddy

. P. O. Robert M. Ehmer

. Ed Eisenberg

. Sergeant Keith A. Ferguson

. Benjamin Fried

. Jose Pena Gomez

. Phyllis Gonzalez

. El Grito de Lares

. Salman Hamdani

. Bishop Wenzell P. Jackson

. Jon Kest

. Lt. Haldane King

. Altagracia Diloné Levat

. 2nd Lt. Samuel Lynn

. Simeonette Mapes

. 2nd Lt. August Harvey Martin

. Lillie F. Martin

. NYPD Sgt. Peter J. McPolin, Jr.

. Private First Class Errol Millard

. Charlie W. Mixon

. Police Officer Brian Murray

. Lt. Richard A. Nappi

. Professor William H. Pease, Jr.

. Msgr. John T. Peyton

. Gerald J. Ryan

. Rev. Dr. Shellie Sampson, Jr.

. Dashane Santana

. 2nd Lt. Harry A. Sheppard

. Dylan Smith

. Dominican Sisters of Sparkill

. 2nd Lt. Victor Terrelonge

. Sister Thomas

. Rabbi Weissmandl

. 2nd Lt. William M. "Wild Bill" Wheeler

. Bishop Dr. Ezra Nehemiah Williams

. Cathay Williams

. Jahi Williams-Simmons

. Major Fred O. "Blue Eagle" Wilson

City Council Chambers, City Hall, Downtown Manhattan

Wednesday, July 9th, 2014