The Gramercy Park Block Association’s August 2021 newsletter recalled joining the committee in 2019 to honor Harry T. Burleigh through a street co-naming. The Block Association also wrote a letter of support. The proposed location was the corner of East 16th Street and Third Avenue, near Stuyvesant Square.
The letter reported City Council’s approval of the co-naming and announced a September 12, 2021 celebration with the Stuyvesant Park Neighborhood Association and Calvary–St. George’s.
The campaign connects the Block Association’s interest in local history with its relationships in the musical community. Explore the related record of concerts and neighborhood performances and the details that preserve history on the street.