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Brooklyn Heights Corner Renamed to Honor Emily Warren Roebling

Emily Warren Roebling, seen here in a portrait held in the Brooklyn Museum, was instrumental in the completion of the Brooklyn Bridge (Via Wikimedia Commons) BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – A streetcorner will be named in honor of pioneering Brooklyn Heights resident for her role in completing one of the greatest pieces of

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De Blasio Signs Law To Co-Name Streets After Slain NYPD Detectives Ramos & Liu

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill today co-naming two city streets after fallen Detectives WenJian Liu and Rafael Ramos, who were assassinated [/slain-officer-wenjian-liu-gravesend-resident-married-just-three-months/] in their squad car outside a Brooklyn housing project in December. According to the legislation – which was approved by City Council – West 6th Street between Avenue

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Local Pols And 9/11 Hero’s Family Gather To Remember Firefighter Billy Tropea With Street Co-Naming

Source: Treyger’s officeThe following is a press release from the offices of Councilman Mark Treyger: Council Member Mark Treyger was joined on Saturday morning by hundreds of Gravesend residents and FDNY members to co-name the corner of West 11th Street and Highlawn Avenue “Firefighter William ‘Billy’ Tropea Way” in