Sesame Street Gets Named

It took 40 years, but earlier today Sesame Street was honored with their own corner of New York (64th and Broadway, to be exact). We're told, "On the eve of the program’s big birthday, a temporary street sign was unveiled and a Mayoral Proclamation bestowed by the City of New York, proclaiming November 10 Sesame Street Day.” Do we get off for that?

The show's creator, Joan Ganz Cooney, said: “Sesame Street reaches children around the world, but without a doubt, New York City is its home. It’s wonderful for the city to recognize where it all began.” How will you celebrate?

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By Jen Carlson in Arts and Events on November 9, 2009 4:56 PM

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Mark

I've always known how to get to Sesame Street

Daniel

Who are those people with their hands up Cookie Monster's butt?

kafkask

I was one of the first generations to have Sesame Street shoved down my throat. I always thought it was so annoying - with the exception of Kermit News Flash bit and B&E. Maybe I always felt like the world was a lot shittier than those sappy puppets/actors made it out to be.

And let's be honest - what does a kid learn from that show? Certainly not how to read or count. I'm pretty sure stuff like SS does more harm than good.

wingedearth

I thought Sesame Street was in Brooklyn. Or was I thinking of Avenue Q?

Bflorio12

It would have been much more fitting in Alphabet City.

Donita17

It’s been 40 years, how time flies, just remember the days when I'm enjoying watching "Sesame Street" with my sister. Sesame Street had been a part of my childhood and will always be a part of my life. Happy Anniversary Guys!!!

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Wza

Sesame Street....or as they call it in today's NY, SeSa.

kafkask

haha-- yeah, there's an H&M across the street from Hoopers, which now serves brunch.

marco_esquandolas

And where was Mayor Bloomberg? I thought he was the mayor of all New Yorkers, be they human or muppet.

marco_esquandolas

I believe 64th and Broadway is the corner for the headquarters of the Children's Television Workshop. But yes, this should have been at Kaufman-Astoria, or at least at the old studios on 9th Ave.

amadeus amadeus

Does Caroll Spinney ever get a day off?

kafkask

He's been retired for years now.

Crusader

I'm surprised it wasn't in Astoria; I moved to the neighborhood a few months ago and only found out yesterday that Sesame Street was filmed here at the Kaufman Astoria studios.

dreamking

I also would have accepted the East Village.

Spirit of 76

Agreed with the complaints. Sesame Street can be a lot of places in the city, but not in Midtown. If it had to be in Manhattan, I would have put it on the LES.

janelle

i recently read that before they chose 'sesame street' they were considering '123 avenue B'.

dreamking

Total BS. 64th and Broadway, my ass. Should have been somewhere in brownstone Brooklyn.

mrguy

Not cool. Sesame Street was in Harlem- Spanish Harlem to be precise.

kafkask

It was likely Brooklyn, maybe Queens, not Harlem --- but certainly not UWS/Midtown. There would be no way Mr. Hooper or Bob would walk around Harlem in the late 60s/early 70s. Unless Hooper was pushing and Bob had a thing for black/spanish rent boys.

Raven

sorry for the triple-send. My browser was acting funny and it didn't look like the first two had gone through.

Raven

Brooklyn Heights is not only where the show creator's hail from, it best fits the imagery and multiculturalism of the show. Brooklyn Heights would ROCK if they actually permanently named a street "Sesame Street," and made it a traffic-free outdoor walking plaza that replicates America's Favorite Street, with some kind of family park at the end. The street can feature local, small businesses and also have a "Mr. Hooper's Store," "Linda's Library" (a bookstore), street performers, a-la "The Noodles" and the "Number Painter"

Someone should contact 11th Dist. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke and get the ball rolling...lol Could be an economic boon.

Raven

Brooklyn Heights is not only where the show creator's hail from, it best fits the imagery and multiculturalism of the show. Brooklyn Heights would ROCK if they actually permanently named a street "Sesame Street," and made it a traffic-free outdoor walking plaza that replicates America's Favorite Street, with some kind of family park at the end. The street can feature local, small businesses and also have a "Mr. Hooper's Store," "Linda's Library" (a bookstore), street performers, a-la "The Noodles" and the "Number Painter"

Someone should contact 11th Dist. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke and get the ball rolling...lol Could be an economic boon.

Raven

Brooklyn Heights is not only where the show creator's hail from, it best fits the imagery and multiculturalism of the show. Brooklyn Heights would ROCK if they actually permanently named a street "Sesame Street," and made it a traffic-free outdoor walking plaza that replicates America's Favorite Street, with some kind of family park at the end. The street can feature local, small businesses and also have a "Mr. Hooper's Store," "Linda's Library" (a bookstore), street performers, a-la "The Noodles" and the "Number Painter"

Someone should contact 11th Dist. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke and get the ball rolling...lol Could be an economic boon.

dreamking

WTF? 64th and Broadway? I call BS. Clearly, it should have been some street in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill or Bed-Stuy.

Chillinoncentral

Jim Henson started a work in the seventies that, to this day, is recognized as absolutely wonderful. I was partially raised by those creative Muppet characters and the Muppet Show and I was soooo saddened by his death. Here's to you, Jim!