UPDATE ON JACKIE CORNER: There’s a really good reason why Friends and Fans of Jackie Connor are rushing with a petition to rename First Street and Seventh Avenue Jackie’s Connor’s Corner: The City Council only accepts petitions for this kind of thing twice a year and the March 31 deadline is approaching.
Friends and Fans has a bio written and they have been assured that they have enough signatures for approval. The steps in this process require Community Board 6, the City Council, and the Department of Transportation to sign off on dedicating the Corner. They all knew Jackie," writes Fonda Sara. "So really it is a no-brainer."
The corner of Seventh Avenue and Sterling is similarly marked: "Ed Rogowsky’s Way.” According to Fonda, "Ed was a city planner/Brooklyn advocate who came from the same "school" as Jackie."
FROM WEDNESDAY: How do you memorialize a remarkable person who spent her life advocating on behalf of the people and streets of Park Slope. NAME A STREET AFTER HER. Already friends and fans of Jackie Connor are on it — taking their inspiration from Jackie, who always knew how to get things done.
Sign a petition to re-name the corner of Carroll Street and Seventh Avenue:
"Jackie Connor’s Corner"
This petition will be presented on Thursday evening to the Transportation Committee of Community Board 6.
Add your name
to support this petition: There is one hanging in the front entrance of PS 321. You can also go to Bob and Judy’s Coolectibles on Fifth Avenue
between Union & President or Zuzus Petals on Fifth Avenue between 5th
& 6th Streets.
last night the transportation committee of CB6 unanimously agreed to recommend drafting a letter of support for “jackie connor’s corner”. that letter from CB6 will be sent to the city council where it will be proposed as legislation.
judy pfeiffer of bob & judy’s coolectibles made a heartwarming presentation complete with a host of signatures hastily collected in 2 days, and letters of praise for jackie from police captain harris,the head of st. francis xavier school,and others who worked with her over the years.
jackie’s husband, charles connor, was in the audience and listened quietly.later, he said jackie would be embarassed by all the fuss, but proud to be honored in this way.
thanks for the jackie connor’s corner mention.learned yesterday that the rush to get it done is because the city council only accepts petitions for this twice a year and the march 31 deadline is approaching. we have a bio written and are assured we have enough signatures for approval. the steps in this process require CB6, the city council,and the DOT to sign off on dedicating the corner. they all knew jackie.it really is a no-brainer.
the corner of 7th avenue and sterling is similarly marked…”ed rogowsky’s way” .ed was a city planner/brooklyn advocate who came from the same “school” as jackie…
sorry you fell….don’t you hate that? i think your son will remember the tumble for the rest of his life and i suspect his being strong when you fall apart will be something you can rely on.