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This is a list of streets and squares in New York City named after a person, organized by borough. Over the years, streets have been named in honor of various historical figures, [1] in addition to first responders, singers, and politicians' parents. [2]
... referring to John Jacob Astor, for whom Astor Place was named and who in the early days of the country was a trader in beaver furs.
Petrus Stuyvesant built this house at 21 Stuyvesant Street in 1803. It was a wedding gift to his daughter Elizabeth, who married Nicholas Fish, a close friend and political ally of Alexander Hamilton. Son Hamilton Fish became New York State governor, senator, and secretary of state. It is now known as the Stuyvesant-Fish House.
When the city began to build streets in the area in the late 19th century, Catherine Lorillard, an admirer of the 21st president, Chester A. Arthur, asked that the main street in the area be named after him, Mr. Ultan said.
Nathaniel Platt Bailey (1809-1891), the namesake of both this playground and bounding Bailey Avenue, was a 19th century Bronx landowner.
This park was named for Grant Avenue, after Ulysses S. Grant, one of many Bronx streets named after Union Civil War generals.
The Sheridan Expressway is named for Arthur V. Sheridan (1988-1952), Bronx Borough Commissioner of Public Works (1942-1952) under Borough President James Lyons and supportive colleague of Arterial Coordinator Robert Moses (1888-1981).
Created through the amalgamation of several local streets as the elevated tracks were being constructed in the early 1900s, Roosevelt Ave. was named after Theodore Roosevelt, the New York City native and 26th President of the U.S.[ permanent dead link ]