Street Co-Naming

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COMMEMORATIVE STREET CO-NAMING:  GENERAL GUIDELINES

Streets located within the boundaries of Queens Community Board 5 (QCB5) will be considered for commemorative co-naming in honor of individuals or organizations subject to the following criteria established by the Board.  The standards set forth in this document are only guidelines for the board.  No single guideline shall be determinative.

  • Street co-naming requests will be heard by QCB5’s Transportation Services Committee for approval.
  • All requests must be accompanied by a street co-naming application and a street co-naming petition of community support to be considered by QCB5’s Transportation Committee and must be submitted to the Community Board office at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled committee meeting. Applicants who fail to submit the required articles to the Community Board office at least 2 weeks prior to the scheduled committee meeting may not have their application reviewed by the committee until the next scheduled committee meeting.
  • Prospective honorees should have demonstrated an extraordinary and consistent commitment and dedication to the community, or who have contributed significantly to New York City or national life. Individual prospective honorees must be deceased, for at least two years prior to consideration.  Exceptions may be made however for individuals who die under infamous circumstances of crime, accident, disease, social circumstance, military service or the like, or if the death itself leads to a greater awareness within society of the cause of death.  The Board may also in its discretion, grant a naming where the proponent sets forth a rationale which, although not falling precisely within these guidelines, demonstrates extraordinary and highly acclaimed accomplishment or involvement linked to QCB5 to such an extent, that it meets the spirit of these guidelines
  • In general, the street or corner to be co-named will be the street or corner closest to the residence of the prospective honoree, or the place with which they are most closely associated. In general, multiple co-naming of the same street or corner is discouraged.
  • If a request is denied by the Committee in its sole discretion, the original request on behalf of the prospective Honoree will not be considered for 2 years from the date of the denial.

  • Each application will be considered on its own merit, without regard to precedence.

 

Last updated: Wednesday, May 28, 2025