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JACK KIRBY WAY
“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
About Jack Kirby
Widely recognized as the most prolific and arguably most important creator in the history of the comic book medium, Jack Kirby (1917–1994) is also one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. As the co-creator of the Marvel Universe and its pantheon of superheroes, as well as a pop art pioneer, Jack Kirby is an unsung founding father of modern popular culture.
Jack "King of Comics" Kirby is the creator or co-creator of: Captain America, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thor, Ant-Man, Iron Man, Avengers, X-Men, Silver Surfer, Black Panther, New Gods, and countless other characters and concepts. He also played a role in the creation of Spider-Man and Daredevil.
About Jack Kirby Way
Jack Kirby was born Jacob Kurtzberg on August 28, 1917, at 147 Essex Street on New York City's Lower East Side.
Jack Kirby Way is the co-name of Essex Street between Delancey & Rivington Streets, one block south from Kirby’s birthplace. He spent his childhood mostly on Delancey, a more major thoroughfare, and it’s Delancey that he immortalized in his Fantastic Four and other comics as Yancy Street.
"Jack Kirby Way" was officially dedicated on May 11, 2026. The street sign is on the northwest corner of Essex & Delancey, three blocks away from the Williamsburg Bridge. Nearly 200,000 people pass the corner each day.
Photos from the Jack Kirby Way street naming ceremony and receptions, May 11, 2026
A recording of the full Jack Kirby Way street naming ceremony, May 11, 2026
Speakers: street naming campaign lead Roy Schwartz, NYC Council Member Christopher Marte, Marvel Comics SVP of Publishing & Executive Editor Tom Brevoort, DC Comics former President and Publisher Paul Levitz, legendary comics artist Jim Steranko, Jillian Kirby, Tracy & Jeremy Kirby, and Rev. Chuck Robertson.
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Push on to rename NYC street in honor of Jack Kirby, one of the godfathers of comic books
Oct. 27, 2025
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Oct. 17, 2025
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May 13, 2026 (UK)
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May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026
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March 26, 2026
AMNY
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Oct. 17, 2025
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