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Committee on Parks and Recreation

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · 1:00 PM AM · 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 1

TL;DR

The Parks and Recreation Committee held a hearing and voted to approve a local law that would name a thoroughfare in Manhattan after soccer legend Thierry Henry and another in Queens after Pelé. The law includes an expiration date and would automatically repeal itself after a set period.

Key Decisions

  • Local Law to name Thierry Henry Way in Manhattan and Pelé Way in Queens Passed
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Agenda

  1. Int 0822-2026 A Local Law in relation to the naming of two thoroughfares and public places, Thierry Henry Way, Borough of Manhattan and Pelé Way, Borough of Queens, and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof
    Introduction
    Action: Hearing Held by Committee

    This Introduction was Hearing Held by Committee

  2. Roll Call
  3. Int 0822-2026 A Local Law in relation to the naming of two thoroughfares and public places, Thierry Henry Way, Borough of Manhattan and Pelé Way, Borough of Queens, and the repeal of this local law upon the expiration thereof
    Introduction
    Action: Approved by Committee Passed

    A motion was made that this Introduction be Approved by Committee approved by Roll Call.