If you sign one thing today, make it this, a Change.org petition to rename the block of Brooklyn’s Fulton Street between St. James and Cambridge Places after one Mr. Christopher Wallace, aka the Notorious B.I.G.
The Clinton Hill block is the one Biggie called home during his childhood, and LeRoy McCarthy hopes to immortalize the rapper by renaming it Christopher Wallace Way. He has 644 supporters so far, and in order to make it a reality, he’ll have to get approval from the local community board, and then City Council.
“Coming from modest beginning the story of Christopher Wallace tells the story of a boy to a man accomplishing greatness, using words as his tools,” McCarthy writes. “The story Christopher Wallace continues to have a resounding influence on new generations although he passed away in 1997.”
Street artist Danielle Mastrion is planning to paint a Biggie Smalls mural on the Key Foods supermarket at St. James Place and Fulton Street in Clinton Hill, the block where Biggie grew up. The mural is being shepherded by Leroy McCarthy, the man behind the stalled attempts to rename St.…
The plan to rename the corner of Rivington and Ludlow Streets -- the site of the Pauls Boutique album cover photo -- in the Beastie Boys' honor was voted down by the local community board. Debated lasted 90 minutes at last night's CB3 meeting, according to DNAinfo, before the board decided to reject the…
Last year, One Grand Gallery in Portland put on an exhibition called Ready To Die: A Group Show to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.'s landmark debut album. The show collected Biggie-related art from artists and designers both depicting and inspired by the rapper. After a successful stint…