Editing Queensboro Bridge (section)

== Name ==
The Queensboro Bridge was originally named for the borough of [[Queens]] and was the third bridge across the [[East River]] to be named after a [[Boroughs of New York City|New York City borough]], after the [[Brooklyn Bridge]] and the [[Manhattan Bridge]].<ref name="n133320926">{{Cite news |date=December 8, 1980 |title=A Bridge by Any Other Name |pages=277 |work=New York Daily News |issn=2692-1251 |via=newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-a-bridge-by-any-other-name/133320926/ |access-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019200353/https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-a-bridge-by-any-other-name/133320926/ |url-status=live}}</ref> By the late 20th century, the Queensboro Bridge was also known as the 59th Street Bridge because its Manhattan end is located between [[59th Street (Manhattan)|59th]] and [[60th Street (Manhattan)|60th]] streets. This name caused controversy among Queens residents who felt that the 59th Street Bridge name did not honor the borough of Queens.<ref name="n133320926" /><ref name="n133326018">{{Cite news |last=Colford |first=Paul D. |date=March 27, 1984 |title=Celebrating Bridge's 75th Year |pages=9 |work=Newsday |issn=2574-5298 |via=newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-celebrating-bridges-75th-year/133326018/ |access-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019201906/https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-celebrating-bridges-75th-year/133326018/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2010, mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] announced that the bridge would be renamed in honor of former mayor Ed Koch;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bultman |first1=Matthew |last2=Fanelli |first2=James |date=December 9, 2010 |title=Just Call 59th Street Bridge the Ed Koch Bridge; Former Mayor Gets Honored with Span in His Name |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/12/09/2010-12-09_kochs_bridge_now_call_it_59th_st_or_queensboro_but_exmayor_sez_its_groovy.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210163806/http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/12/09/2010-12-09_kochs_bridge_now_call_it_59th_st_or_queensboro_but_exmayor_sez_its_groovy.html |archive-date=December 10, 2010 |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=New York Daily News |issn=2692-1251 |postscript=none }}; {{cite web |date=December 8, 2010 |title=New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News |url=https://www.wnyc.org/story/103549-koch-feelin-groovy-over-queensboro-bridge-name-change/ |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=WNYC |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118004426/https://www.wnyc.org/story/103549-koch-feelin-groovy-over-queensboro-bridge-name-change/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the bridge had been renovated extensively in the 1980s, when he was mayor.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Grynbaum |first1=Michael M. |last2=Kaplan |first2=Thomas |date=December 8, 2010 |title=In City, A Bridge for Koch and a Tunnel for Carey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/nyregion/08koch.html |access-date=January 18, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=March 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322142822/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/nyregion/08koch.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge'' name was formalized on March 23, 2011.<ref name="NYTimes-QboroRenaming-2011">{{Cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Javier C. |date=March 23, 2011 |title=Council Votes to Rename Queensboro Bridge for Koch |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/soon-you-can-take-the-koch-bridge-to-queens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929052458/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/soon-you-can-take-the-koch-bridge-to-queens/ |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |access-date=March 23, 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |postscript=none }}; {{cite web |date=March 23, 2011 |title=City Council Approves Renaming Queensboro Bridge For Koch |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/city-council-to-vote-on-renaming-queensboro-bridge/ |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=CBS New York |postscript=none |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118004426/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/city-council-to-vote-on-renaming-queensboro-bridge/ |url-status=live }}; {{cite news |last=Einhorn |first=Erin |date=March 23, 2011 |title=Queensborough renamed in honor of Koch |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ed-koch-queensborough-bridge-span-officially-renamed-honor-new-york-city-mayor-article-1.123504 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823205846/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ed-koch-queensborough-bridge-span-officially-renamed-honor-new-york-city-mayor-article-1.123504 |archive-date=August 23, 2017 |access-date=March 27, 2018 |work=[[New York Daily News]] }}</ref> The renaming was unpopular among Queens residents and business leaders;<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Lisberg |first1=Adam |date=February 28, 2011 |title=Queensboro Bridge Should Not Be Renamed After Former Mayor Ed Koch, 70% of Queens Biz Leaders Say |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-02-28/local/28656544_1_queens-landmark-queensboro-bridge-mayor-ed-koch |url-status=dead |access-date=February 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612043422/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-02-28/local/28656544_1_queens-landmark-queensboro-bridge-mayor-ed-koch |archive-date=June 12, 2012}}</ref> ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that Queens residents found the renaming disrespectful to their borough.<ref name="Susman 2011 u996">{{cite web |last=Susman |first=Tina |title=New Name Gifted upon New York's Queensboro Bridge |website=Los Angeles Times |date=March 2, 2011 |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-mar-02-la-na-hometown-queensboro-bridge-20110302-story.html |access-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118155211/https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2011-mar-02-la-na-hometown-queensboro-bridge-20110302-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The general public continued to call it the Queensboro Bridge years after the renaming.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dawsey |first1=Josh |last2=Gay |first2=Mara |date=February 3, 2013 |title=His Bridge—but Still Called Another Name |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324900204578282261222055752 |access-date=January 17, 2024 |work=Wall Street Journal |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118004426/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324900204578282261222055752 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[New York City Council]] member [[Peter Vallone Jr.]] of Queens proposed removing Koch's name from the bridge in 2013<!--, but the legislation failed-->.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vallone Introduces Legislation to Remove Ed Koch from Queensboro Bridge Name |website=QNS.com |date=November 27, 2013 |url=https://qns.com/2013/11/vallone-introduces-legislation-to-remove-ed-koch-from-queensboro-bridge-name/ |access-date=January 18, 2024 |postscript=none |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118004426/https://qns.com/2013/11/vallone-introduces-legislation-to-remove-ed-koch-from-queensboro-bridge-name/ |url-status=live }}; {{cite web |title=Councilman Introduces Bill To Pull Mayor Koch's Name From Queensboro Bridge |website=CBS New York |date=November 26, 2013 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/councilman-introduces-bill-to-pull-mayor-kochs-name-from-queensboro-bridge/ |access-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118155210/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/councilman-introduces-bill-to-pull-mayor-kochs-name-from-queensboro-bridge/ |url-status=live }}</ref>