Require Online Biographies for Renamed Streets and Parks
In committee as of Jun 17, 2026Under review by an assigned committee.
✦ Plain-Language Summary
When a street or park in NYC is renamed to honor a person, the Department of Records and Information Services must publish biographical information about that person online. This law clarifies the process for finding and posting that information when it wasn't included in the original legislation. This helps residents learn about the people their neighborhood streets and parks are named after.
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Details
- Introduced
- Apr 30, 2026
- Body
- Committee on Parks and Recreation
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Laid Over in Committee
Official Description
This bill would specify the process to be used by the Department of Records and Information Services to comply with existing law, requiring the posting of biographical information for the subjects of name changes of streets and parks, when no biographical information can be found in the legislative record.