Family asks Community Board 11 to consider co-naming near White Plains Road for Andrew Kier/Kur

Supporters of an honorary street co-naming for Andrew (recorded in submissions variously as Andrew Kur and Andrew Kier) presented to the Community Board 11 Transportation Committee, asking the board to consider a co-naming near 2140–2148 White Plains Road where family members said he lived. Kirby Joseph identified themself as an organizer for the family and offered that the widow, Angelique Negroni Kir, speak.

Angelique Negroni Kir described her husband’s death in custody and said that advocacy after his death led to state-level legislation (referred to in the transcript as the Andrew Kur/Kier Pierce Act) in 2017 that requires officers to seek medical care for people in custody. She said she and allies have secured letters of support from elected officials and have formed a foundation in his name. Board members asked staff to verify whether the exact block is eligible for co-naming, whether the block already bears an honorary name (the transcript notes nearby segments as the Thomas J. Brown Mall and other co-names), and whether the petition threshold (the board website cited 40% for residents/businesses on the proposed block) has been met. The board tabled the co-naming item pending that homework and a return to the committee in October.