--- title: Bill Cunningham Got An NYC Street Corner Named After Him description: An NYC street corner was re-named after the late photographer Bill Cunningham. canonical: https://time.com/4395197/bill-cunningham-street-corner-nyc/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-06T18:27:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:07.668Z og:title: Bill Cunningham Just Got His Own Street Corner in NYC og:description: Welcome to "Bill Cunningham Corner" og:url: https://time.com/4395197/bill-cunningham-street-corner-nyc/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c787480abe9fd6e/69889ad2196cf4e1cb03c4ce/bill-cunningham-nyc-street-named-after-him.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2015 Lord & Taylor Holiday Windows Unveiling og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bill Cunningham Just Got His Own Street Corner in NYC twitter:description: Welcome to "Bill Cunningham Corner" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c787480abe9fd6e/69889ad2196cf4e1cb03c4ce/bill-cunningham-nyc-street-named-after-him.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # An NYC Street Corner Will Be Named After Photographer Bill Cunningham  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 6, 2016 6:27 PM UTC  Bill Cunningham attends the 2015 Lord & Taylor holiday windows unveiling at Lord & Taylor on November 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage) Bill Cunningham attends the 2015 Lord & Taylor holiday windows unveiling at Lord & Taylor on November 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)Noam Galai—WireImage  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 6, 2016 6:27 PM UTC Following the passing of [legendary street style photographer Bill Cunningham](http://time.com/4382904/bill-cunningham-fashion-photographer-dead/), New York City has renamed an intersection after the beloved photojournalist. Cunningham, who was[ an early pioneer of “street style” fashion photography](http://time.com/4382965/bill-cunningham-in-memoriam/), worked for publications ranging from _Details_ to _Paper,_ but was perhaps best known for his work for the _New York Times_. The corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th street, which was Cunningham’s favorite place to snap New Yorkers’ style, will be temporarily renamed for a week to honor the photographer. Over 6,000 people signed a [Change.org](https://www.change.org/p/bill-de-blasio-rename-the-corner-of-57th-street-fifth-avenue-bill-cunningham-corner) supporting the tribute following his death at age 87 less than two weeks ago. According to the [_New York Times_](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/nyregion/bill-cunningham-corner-of-57th-street-and-fifth-avenue.html?%5Fr=1), the temporary nature is due to the “complicated legislative process” of renaming streets, but de Blasio’s office told [_Racked_](http://ny.racked.com/2016/7/6/12105570/bill-cunningham-corner-nyc-ceremony)that “the Administration will continue to work with the Council, the community, and Bill’s friends and colleagues on a permanent way to honor his legacy.” NYC mayor Bill de Blasio said himself in an official statement that, “Bill Cunningham turned our sidewalks into runways and New Yorkers into models. His vivid photos captured our city’s diversity in every sense of the word, and helped define New York as the fashion capital of the world.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4395197/bill-cunningham-street-corner-nyc/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4395197/bill-cunningham-street-corner-nyc/"},"headline":"An NYC Street Corner Will Be Named After Photographer Bill Cunningham","datePublished":"2016-07-06T18:27:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:07.668Z","description":"Welcome to \"Bill Cunningham Corner\"","url":"https://time.com/4395197/bill-cunningham-street-corner-nyc/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","fashion","photography"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c787480abe9fd6e/69889ad2196cf4e1cb03c4ce/bill-cunningham-nyc-street-named-after-him.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c787480abe9fd6e/69889ad2196cf4e1cb03c4ce/bill-cunningham-nyc-street-named-after-him.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2015 Lord & Taylor Holiday Windows Unveiling","caption":"2015 Lord & Taylor Holiday Windows Unveiling","creditText":"Noam Galai—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4395197/bill-cunningham-street-corner-nyc/","name":"An NYC Street Corner Will Be Named After Photographer Bill Cunningham"}}]}] ```