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Yonkers holds public hearing on honorary renaming of Runyon Avenue to "Milton R. Holst Way"
Summary
The Yonkers City Council held a public hearing Oct. 28 on a proposed honorary renaming of Runyon Avenue (Dunbar St. to Tuckahoe Rd.) to "Milton R. Holst Way." Two longtime Runyon Heights residents spoke in favor; no vote was recorded the same night.
The Yonkers City Council held a public hearing Tuesday evening, Oct. 28, 2025, to consider a resolution to honorarily rename Runyon Avenue, from Dunbar Street to Tuckahoe Road, as "Milton R. Holst Way." The hearing was held in City Hall chambers at 40 South Broadway and was opened by the council president.
Neighbors who grew up in Runyon Heights told the council the proposed name change recognizes decades of neighborhood service. "I am Rhonda Lewis Warren. I've been a resident of Runyon Heights since 1965, and... we are in favor of the street renaming," Warren said, citing the honoree's leadership as a…
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