On Thursday, September 10, 2026, one day before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the New York City Council’s Committee on Parks and Recreation passed a bill that will co-name 26 thoroughfares and public places across all five boroughs in memory of the 9/11 attacks, the people killed, and the responders and workers who came after.
The bill cleared a hearing before the Committee on Parks and Recreation, chaired by Council Member Ty Hankerson, before advancing to a full Council vote. It was sponsored by Speaker Julie Menin and a bipartisan group of council members from every borough:
- Majority Leader Shaun Abreu (District 7, Manhattan)
- Joanne Ariola (District 32, Queens)
- Alexa Avilés (District 38, Brooklyn)
- Tiffany Cabán (District 22, Queens)
- Minority Leader David Carr (District 50, Staten Island)
- Eric Dinowitz (District 11, Bronx)
- Harvey Epstein (District 2, Manhattan)
- Jennifer Gutiérrez (District 34, Brooklyn)
- Majority Whip Kamillah M. Hanks (District 49, Staten Island)
- Virginia Maloney (District 4, Manhattan)
- Frank Morano (District 51, Staten Island)
- Mercedes Narcisse (District 46, Brooklyn)
- Kayla Santosuosso (District 47, Brooklyn)
- Minority Whip Inna Vernikov (District 46, Brooklyn)
- Susan Zhuang (District 43, Brooklyn)
Street co-namings cost the city next to nothing, do not generate headlines, and do not change policy. They are also, 25 years on, one of the few ways a neighborhood can put a name in permanent public view, on a corner where people wait for the bus, walk their kids to school, or park their cars. This particular package is important because of what it remembers, and now that it has passed, these 26 locations will officially carry these names once street signage is installed.
Details of the Package
The 26 approved co-namings break down roughly as follows:
- Manhattan (7): Firemen’s Memorial 9/11 Remembrance Way; Roosevelt Island 9/11 Memorial & Remembrance Tree Way; East Side 9/11 Remembrance Way; Marsh and McLennan September 11th Memorial Way; Squad 18 September 11th Memorial Way; Ladder 3 September 11th Memorial Way; and Engine 22 / Ladder 13 September 11th Memorial Way.
- Brooklyn (8): Tunnel to Towers 5K Run & Walk 9/11 Memorial Way; Poly Prep Memorial 9/11 Garden of Remembrance Way; Conselyea 9/11 Memorial Way; Marine Park 9/11 Memorial Way; Brooklyn 9/11 Wall of Remembrance Way; September 11 Memorial Square Way; Bensonhurst Seth Low Park 9/11 Memorial Way; and 9/11 Beacon Memorial Way.
- Staten Island (5): Angels Circle; Monsignor Farrell H.S. 9/11 Wall of Remembrance Way; Staten Island September 11 Postcards Memorial Way; Fresh Kills 9/11 Recovery Heroes Way; and Rescue 5 September 11th Memorial Way.
- Queens (4): Never Forget Way; Tribute Park Way; St. Michael’s Cemetery Queens Firefighter Memorial Way; and EMS Station 49 September 11th Memorial Way.
- The Bronx (2): Endor Community Garden 9/11 Memorial Way and Lehman College 9/11 Memorial Way.
A second bill on the same agenda also passed, co-naming seven additional locations unrelated to September 11th, including:
- Champion’s Plaza in Manhattan
- Apostle Dr., Carolyn Younger-Nolan Way, and Millie Rigoli Way in Queens
- SGT. Terrance McAvoy Way on Staten Island
- Leonardo A. Dilone Figueredo Way in Manhattan
- Little Panama in Brooklyn
- Colosseum Way in Queens
This second bill also repeals several sections of prior co-naming local laws, the routine housekeeping the Council does when a sign is relocated, corrected, or withdrawn at a family’s request.
To Whom the New Signs Are Paying Homage
Several of the newly approved signs honor firehouses and EMS stations, such as Squad 18 in Greenwich Village, Ladder 3 on East 13th Street, Engine 22 and Ladder 13 on the Upper East Side, Rescue 5 on Staten Island, and EMS Station 49 in Queens.
Others honor the civilian workplaces that lost employees in the attacks. Marsh and McLennan, for example, occupied floors in the North Tower directly in the impact zone and lost hundreds of colleagues within a matter of minutes.
Also included is Fresh Kills 9/11 Recovery Heroes Way. Fresh Kills landfill was where roughly 1.8 million tons of steel, concrete, dust, and personal effects were sorted largely by hand over a period of ten months by police officers, firefighters, sanitation workers, federal agents, contractors, and volunteers looking for remains and evidence.
You May Be Eligible for Benefits if You Suffered a Certified 9/11-Related Illness
Eligibility for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) is not limited to Ground Zero. It extends to the designated New York City Exposure Zone in Lower Manhattan, barges and debris-removal routes, and related sites. Responders as well as residents, students, area workers, and volunteers who lived and worked in the exposure zone may be eligible for benefits.
A 25-year period is long enough for a latency period to run its course. It is also long enough for people to assume they missed their chance, but they often don’t realize that they are still eligible. Pitta & Baione LLP can help you or your loved one file for benefits and compensation to which you may be entitled.
Contact Pitta & Baione LLP to See if You Qualify for Benefits for a 9/11-Related Condition
If you lived, worked, attended school, volunteered, or responded anywhere in the NYC Exposure Zone between September 11, 2001, and July 31, 2002, you may be entitled to free monitoring and treatment through the WTCHP and significant compensation through the VCF, whether or not you have been diagnosed. Family members of those lost to 9/11-related illnesses may also be eligible for wrongful death awards.
Learn more about your eligibility, how the claims process works, and the deadlines that may apply to you. If you still have questions or want to schedule a free consultation, contact us online. There is no fee unless we recover for you.
