Third Avenue is now ‘Ragamuffin Way’
City names street corner to honor children’s parade
New York City officially recognized the generational importance of one of Bay Ridge’s long-standing traditions when it named a street corner in tribute to the Ragamuffin Parade, a march for children that marks its 50th anniversary this year.
On Sept. 17, Councilmember Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) presided over a ceremony to unveil a new street sign reading “Ragamuffin Way” on the corner of Third Avenue and 74th Street.
Gentile had introduced legislation in the City Council to authorize the street naming. Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the legislation into law.