Brooklyn, NY – A divisive plan to rename a portion of a Brooklyn street after controversial black activist Sonny Carson officially imploded last year – but it's alive and well in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
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Three Gates Ave. intersections at Nostrand, Marcy and Bedford Aves, that were slated to honor the late activist before the idea was rejected by the City Council have been renamed Sonny Abubadika Carson Ave. by activists who placed makeshift decals over the street signs.
Queens Councilman Tony Avella, one of only a handful of elected officials to support the idea to honor Carson said, "I can understand the community's frustration because the process was not fair," Avella said.
"This points to a level of frustration that city leaders fail to take into account. There are many groups who feel like they aren't being listened to." [nydailynews]
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The Department of Transportation says that the doctored street signs in Brooklyn will be replaced starting next week.
DOT officials say that City Council did not approve the signs and deemed them illegal.