Jealous of neighbors who get to live on streets called Sutton Place and Beekman Place, the residents of the Southgate co-op on 52nd Street would like to class up their block's name. According to the NY Times, some shareholders at the co-op—which stands between Sutton Place South at 53rd street and Beekman Place on 51st—want to ditch the number 52 and rename their block something a bit more elegant. Rich people! more ›

In January former Governor Spitzer addressed the idea of former New York senator Robert F. Kennedy claiming name to the Triborough Bridge. It immediately rose questions about RFK's carpetbagger status, and his importance (or lack thereof) to New York's history. more ›