New York, NY – Plans to rename a Brooklyn street after the late Sonny Carson were scrapped Wednesday after a racially-charged fight in the City Council pitted Speaker Christine Quinn against prominent black council membersQuinn explained why she did not want to honor Carson, a man who was once linked to a homicide and known for making racially-divisive comments about whites, Jews, and Asians.
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“This, for me, is a matter of principal,” said Quinn. “I personally do not believe Sonny Carson was an individual who was united.” [NY1]