New Yorkers Push To Re-Name Street After Jimi Hendrix

A coalition of New Yorkers are petitioning to rename a street in the city’s Greenwich Village after Jimmy Hendrix. The group is pushing to co-name West Eighth Street as “Jimi Hendrix Way” to honor his contributions to the area. Hendrix opened the legendary Electric Lady Studios in the neighborhood in the 1960s and it lives on as one of the most coveted recording facilities in New York.More »

By on October 9, 2017

A coalition of New Yorkers are petitioning to rename a street in the city’s Greenwich Village after Jimmy Hendrix. The group is pushing to co-name West Eighth Street as “Jimi Hendrix Way” to honor his contributions to the area. Hendrix opened the legendary Electric Lady Studios in the neighborhood in the 1960s and it lives on as one of the most coveted recording facilities in New York: “Before he died, he built his studio on the other side of this wall,” said Rob Key, who is helping spearhead the effort. “You guys can feel it in the air, right? Music doesn’t just disappear – it sticks around for a while.” “Gentrification is killing us,” he adds. “Eighth Street has lost the magic and we want to bring that magic back, and bring traffic back to help business.” Copyright(c) 2017 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «