The council member said<\/a> the bill will be called up for a vote in several weeks, and then it will be passed subsequently. At the moment, the bill is awaiting the signature of Mayor Eric Adams. The corner that is to be renamed was popularized by the rap trio\u2019s 1989 album, \u2018Paul\u2019s Boutique\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Variety reported<\/a>: \u201cCouncil member Christopher Marte confirmed in an interview with local news channel Pix11<\/a> that the effort, which had been pushing for the official dedication for \u201cabout nine years,\u201d had officially achieved its goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n “As many of us know, once the Beastie Boys hit the scene, it really changed the hip-hop game,” council member Christopher Marte said<\/a>. “I see it as a celebration. A celebration for the Lower East Side, a celebration for hip-hop, and especially a celebration for our community who has been organizing for a really long time to make this happen,\u201d Marte stated<\/a> according to local outlet PIX11<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u2018Beastie Boys Square\u2019 will honor the group and its members Michael \u201cMike D\u201d Diamond, Adam \u201cAd-Rock\u201d Horovitz, and the late Adam \u201cMCA\u201d Yauch. The trio was previously honored in the area with a mural by artist Danielle Mastrion. Yauch died of cancer in 2012 at the age of 47. In 2013, a Brooklyn Heights park was renamed<\/a> Adam Yauch Park in his honor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThanks to the local residents, businesses, politicians, and organizations, who supported & fight for the right of the street name over the years, plus those who supported from far away. S\/O to the media who covered the story,\u201d read<\/a> the \u201cBeastie Boys Square\u201d campaign\u2019s statement on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSalute to Artist @daniellebknyc<\/a> for painting dope murals at the @wolfnights<\/a> restaurant wall location on the corner, which brought #BeastieBoys<\/a> through Street Art to the forefront. @beastieboysstory<\/a> are NY Champions, and it\u2019s about time the City gives its shine to them and to Hip Hop, Iookin good LES, nYc, Hip Hop is on the map! #HipHopDontStop<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A street made famous by the cover of Beastie Boys\u2019 1989 second studio album, ‘Paul’s Boutique’ is being renamed \u2018Beastie Boys Square\u2019 in their honor. Beastie Boys will be honored with their own street name in New York City’s Lower East Side after an initial proposal was rejected in 2014. The renewed application was approved<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ticketfairy.com\/word\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Collage_Maker-18-Jul-2022-03.46-PM_isgond.jpg\")
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