Brooklyn prepares for ‘Walt Whitman Way Day’ Street co-naming celebration will help mark the 200th birthday of Brooklyn’s bard
CLINTON HILL — Former Brooklyn resident and great American poet Walt Whitman will soon be honored on a Clinton Hill street corner.
The intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Ryerson Street will be co-named “Walt Whitman Way” on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m.
Called “Walt Whitman Way Day” by those involved, the ceremony will be led by Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo and other dignitaries along with a host of community organizations.