Gothamist: Jerry Orbach: The Posthumous Nomination

Bryan

Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:29:35 -0500

was tonight the first night that we found out that Elizabeth Rohm's L&O character was a lesbian? I'm as faithful an L&O guy as there is, and I don't remember ever seeing a hint of that, although I could have missed a subtle hint somewhere along the way. I never really liked Rohm's character that much so I thought it was pretty funny when red state Fred Dalton went Donald Trump on her and smiled right through the iconic phrase "you're fired." I hope the Donald doesn't sue. Back on topic, I like the idea of a Jerry Orbach Street. Although, I imagine if Lenny Briscoe heard about that he would just smile that big, white smile, look at the ground and shake his head and say something like "Naming streets after actors? I remember a day when we named streets after people who actually DID something..."

Jen

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 23:17:32 -0500

Guys, I'm totally working on it. I'll email some of you who have volunteered a little later - or email me. I have some ideas... Stay tuned. And thanks for your enthusiasm.

Jayanthi

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:57:18 -0500

*Totally* off-topic, but: was I not paying attention this season, or was tonight the first night that we found out that Elizabeth Rohm's L&O character was a lesbian? *Holy moles*, that floored me! And: who's the new DA? And: besides talking to a CB about possibility naming a street, it might be good to talk to other local organizations within the neighborhood to gain their support about naming a street. It's very likely that individual members of a certain CB also belong to local organizations, like merchants' associations and business improvement districts. Candleblue is right about mingling with the neighbors; I think that the Jackson Heights Merchants Association, for instance, played a big part in the naming of a swath of 74th St. after Kalpana Chawla.

dave

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:46:03 -0500

okay, if you guys don't think i'm completely nuts, maybe there's something to this. anybody who's willing to help, email me at dme[at]droppingscience[dot]com. I'll check out the legalities to see if this is actually feasible --and then we'll rope in Jen and Gothamist to rally the troops!

candleblue

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:59:00 -0500

Oh, ps, apparently the petition has more weight if the signatures come from people/businesses living in the Community Board's district. Okay I'll be quiet now.

candleblue

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:56:07 -0500

Okay, from what I've gathered, giving a street corner an honorary name depends on the Community Board of the district the corner is in. Basically, we need to figure out which street corner we want named after Mr. Orbach. We start a petition, get as many names as possible. Then someone has to make an appointment with the Community Board and attend a meeting with them to make the case. Gothamist, we're counting on you to rally the masses...

candleblue

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 17:41:56 -0500

Please, count me in. I'll try to find out how to get an honorary street name, but I'm no expert. Everyone please help!

Dirk`

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 15:49:15 -0500

A street named after Jerry would be fantastic. I think a broad cross-section of people would be behind it. Seriously, how does one get the whole application process started?

Jen

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:17:42 -0500

Dave, I like the way you think. How about the street where the imaginary 27th Precinct is supposed to be? I think that's near Broadway, which would also be fitting.

dave

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:09:10 -0500

What does it take to get a street named after someone? it'd be awesome to name a street down near One Police Plaza "Jerry Orbach Place." Hey, If Joey Ramone can have the corner near CBGB's... I hearby nominate Gothamist to lead the campaign!