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Harlem renamed a subway station for Malcolm X. Brooklyn’s bill for the Utica Avenue stop passed the Assembly 144 to 0, then stalled

Harlem renamed a subway stop for Malcolm X. Brooklyn's bill to rename the Utica Avenue station passed the Assembly 144 to 0, then stalled.

By Bushwick Daily News Desk

May 9, 2026 · 2 min read

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Harlem renamed a subway station for Malcolm X. Brooklyn’s bill for the Utica Avenue stop passed the Assembly 144 to 0, then stalled

Harlem renamed a subway stop for Malcolm X. Brooklyn's bill to rename the Utica Avenue station passed the Assembly 144 to 0, then stalled.

Bushwick Daily News Desk Harlem · May 9, 2026May 9, 2026 · 2 min read

Harlem renamed a subway station for Malcolm X. Brooklyn’s bill for the Utica Avenue stop passed the Assembly 144 to 0, then stalled

This spring, as the Brooklyn-based December 12th Movement marked Malcolm X’s 101st birthday, the contrast underneath the tribute was hard to miss: Harlem already has its Malcolm X subway station, and Brooklyn, after a unanimous vote, still does not.

The December 12th Movement has organized its annual commercial moment of silence for 36 years , asking Black-owned businesses to close briefly on Malcolm X’s birthday as…

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Harlem renamed a subway station for Malcolm X. Brooklyn’s bill for the Utica Avenue stop passed the Assembly 144 to 0, then stalled

Harlem renamed a subway station for Malcolm X. Brooklyn’s bill for the Utica Avenue stop passed the Assembly 144 to 0, then stalled

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