Part of East Harlem street renamed for Cicely Tyson

The unveiling celebration of Cicely Tyson Way on 101st Street and Third Avenue came about 20 months after her death at age 96.

Family and friends of the late actress, Cicely Tyson, gathered in East Harlem on Saturday to honor the Hollywood icon with a street-naming ceremony on the block where she grew up. 

The unveiling celebration of Cicely Tyson Way on 101st Street and Third Avenue came about 20 months after the death at 96 of the award-winning actress who lived in a five-story walk-up at 178 E. 101st St., today!

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