We're going to be celebrating the late and great Harlem native Cicely Tyson in a street renaming ceremony and celebration this Saturday from 12-5 pm. 

East 101st Street between 3rd and Lexington Avenues will be renamed Cicely Tyson Way in honor of the late, award-winning thespian. The tribute to the late East Harlem native Cicely Tyson will be marked with a street celebration on the very stretch of 101st where she grew up, featuring an unveiling ceremony with a presentation by the Honorable Diana Ayala, New York City Council deputy speaker. The ceremony will conclude with public dancing to tunes spun by DJ Krayze and Liquitone Entertainment.

The presentation will be followed by appearances by the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Poet Laureate of El Barrio Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, poet Juan Papa Santiago, the Dominican Folklore Dance Troupe, the Caribbean-American Sports, and Youth Movement Steel Orchestra, and many more notable community members.