A street corner in Hollis, Queens is being renamed in honor of legendary rap group Run-DMC. The new mouthful of a name, “Run-DMC JMJ Way,” was approved by City Council for the corner of 205th Street and Hollis Avenue. The groundbreaking Kings of Rock disbanded in 2002 after Jam Master Jay, the DJ for the group, was gunned down in an unsolved murder at a Jamaica, Queens recording studio. This past April, the Hip Hop trio’s surviving members, Joseph Simmons and Darryl McDaniels were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Read more »
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