Well, at least it isn’t a corporate sponsorship:
As part of his State of the State address on Wednesday, Gov. Eliot Spitzer intends to call on the Legislature to rename the Triborough Bridge — the flagship set of spans that opened in 1936, connecting three of New York City’s five boroughs — for Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968.
While RFK is a notable American who probably does deserve recognition in the form of some piece of public infrastructure, I still have to wonder…why?
“Triborough” has been the classic and descriptive name of the bridge complex for over 70 years. Surely it isn’t in need of a moniker at this point in its history.