Jump to content
Jambands.ca

Brooklyn’s Palmetto Park has been renamed Adam Yauch Park


Esau.

Recommended Posts

On the eve of Friday’s official dedication of the Adam Yauch Park—which up to now has been known as Palmetto Playground—the national media is aflame with coverage of the renaming. Yauch grew up in Brooklyn Heights on State Street before achieving fame as a member of the Beastie Boys. The musician, filmmaker and activist died of cancer May 4, 2012 at the age of 47.

The idea of a park’s rededication was first floated by “She’s Crafty†on the Brooklyn Heights Blog last May. BHB founder Homer Fink established a Facebook page, which quickly fostered support from the Heights community.

The idea of a park’s rededication was first floated by “She’s Crafty†on the Brooklyn Heights Blog last May. BHB founder Homer Fink established a Facebook page, which quickly fostered support from the Heights community.

The dedication ceremony is set for Friday at 11 a.m., and will be attended by Beastie Boy Adam “Ad-Rock†Horovitz, Yauch’s parents & family members, Brooklyn Borough prez Marty Markowitz and Sen. Daniel Squadron, who penned a resolution that paid tribute to Yauch’s contributions to New York.

Read more: http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/58293

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...