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JACK KIRBY WAY
street sign unveiling ceremony
Monday, May 11, 2026 ǀ 12 pm
NW corner of Essex & Delancey Sts.
Lower East Side, NYC
For press inquiries, please contact
Roy Schwartz, roy@royschwartz.com
“The New York City Council hereby approves the co-naming of Essex Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets Jack Kirby Way, in honor of Jack Kirby, an outstanding New Yorker and a pioneering artist who co-created the Marvel Universe, helped inspire the pop art movement, and immortalized the Lower East Side in his work.” —Dec. 18, 2025
Select press
CBS NEWS
Push on to rename NYC street in honor of Jack Kirby, one of the godfathers of comic books
Oct. 27, 2025
WNYC/NPR
Oct. 17, 2025
AMNY
City Council approves co-naming street for superhero co-creator Jack Kirby on Lower East Side
Dec. 31, 2025
PRESS
THE DAILY CARTOONIST
Jack Kirby Street Sign Unveiling Date Announced
April 14, 2026
COMICS BEAT
Jack Kirby Way street naming to take place May 11th
April 13, 2026
BOOK RIOT
Jack Kirby Way: How It Got Renamed and Why it Matters
March 27, 2026
SUPERMAN SUPER SITE
Jack Kirby Honored with "Jack Kirby Way" Street Co-Naming in Manhattan's Lower East Side
March 27, 2026
SUPERMAN HOMEPAGE
A Block of Essex Street in Manhattan Is Becoming Jack Kirby Way
March 26, 2026
AMNY
City Council approves co-naming street for superhero co-creator Jack Kirby on Lower East Side
Dec. 31, 2025
BOING BOING
Marvel creator Jack Kirby gets the NYC street of his childhood named after him
Dec. 22, 2025
GRAPHIC POLICY
The NYC Council Votes Jack Kirby Way into Law
Dec. 20, 2025
COMICS BEAT
NYC Council approves JACK KIRBY WAY street
Dec. 19, 2025
AMNY
Nov. 12, 2025
NERDIST
Comic Book Legend Jack Kirby May Get a NY Street Named for Him
Oct. 29, 2025
CBS NEWS
Push on to rename NYC street in honor of Jack Kirby, one of the godfathers of comic books
Oct. 27, 2025
COMICS BEAT
Efforts to get a street named after Jack Kirby are making progress!
Oct. 22, 2025
GOTHAMIST
A bid to honor the NYC co-creator of a host of Marvel Comics heroes
Oct. 19, 2025
WNYC/NPR
Oct. 17, 2025
AMNY
A human superhero: Push to honor Lower East Sider and Superhero co-creator Jack Kirby
Oct. 7, 2025