
Dr. Joan Maynard Way Street Naming Ceremony & Reception

Buffalo Avenue and Bergen Street
Brooklyn,
NY
11233
- Community Events
- Arts and Culture
- African American History
- Black History

Founder of the Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford Stuyvesant History, Joan Maynard was the catalyst to preserve the Hunterfly Road Houses. Joan Maynard made lasting contributions to the preservation of African American history. Join us in celebrating her lasting legacy at our street naming ceremony in her honor.
Hosted By: Weeksville Heritage Center - NYS Senator Jesse Hamilton - Council Member Robert Cornegy - Council Member Darlene Mealy
In Partnership With: Congressmember Hakeem Jeffries - Congressmember Yvette Clarke - Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, Medgar Evers College Dr. Evelyn Castro - NYC Freedom Trail - Harlem Historical Society Jacob Morris - Bed Stuy Restoration Colvin W. Grannum
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