BILL NUMBER: S5643
SPONSOR: BAILEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the highway law, in relation to designating a portion of
the state highway system as the "Dwight 'Heavy D' Myers Way"
 
PURPOSE:
To rename a portion of the state highway system in the City of Mount
Vernon after Dwight "Heavy D" Myers.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill amends the Highway Law by adding a new section
344-p.
Section 2 requires the commissioner of transportation to provide instal-
lation and maintenance of signage.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Dwight "Heavy D" Myers, the son of a nurse and a machine technician who
immigrated from Jamaica in the early 1970s, was a smooth baritone rapper
whose contributions to hip-hop culture are well documented. He was also
a long-time Mount Vernon resident.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-24: S9667 - Referred to Transportation
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.