On what would have been Yusuf Hawkins 48th birthday on March 19, the Bed-Stuy street where he grew up was co-named in his honor. A crowd gathered at the corner of Verona Place and Fulton St on Friday to mark the co-naming of Verona Place to Yusuf Kirreim Hawkins Way, singing happy birthday, shedding tears […]
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