Naming Gotham

Villians, Rogues, and Heros

Behind New York Place Names

meet the author …

Rebecca Bratspies!

             The Van Wyck, the Major Deegan, the Jackie Robinson, the Hutch, the Merritt, FDR Drive, or the Henry Hudson…                                          you might drive them regularly, without really noticing that those road names are, well, names. But, who   were these people?

Stories from her new book about the villains, rogues, and heroes that New York’s Places are Named for!