NEW YORK (AP) - An official New York City website mistakenly named a bridge linking Manhattan and the Bronx after former Mayor David Dinkins.
The Daily News (https://nydn.us/1dRlAzT ) reports that the Willis Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River was mislabeled the “David Dinkins-Willis Avenue Bridge” on the maps.nyc.gov website.
It wasn’t immediately clear how long the error was on the website, which is updated twice a year. It provides city maps, updates on snow removal, 311 complaints and building information.
A bill introduced in 2012 calling for the name change died without ever coming up for a vote in the City Council.
Told of the error Wednesday, Dinkins quipped that he’d be “flattered if they named a lamppost after me.”
Dinkins, the city’s first black mayor, served one term from 1990 to 1994.
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Information from: Daily News, https://www.nydailynews.com
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