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Miriam Eve Mora, Managing Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Michigan

Lower East Side street named for ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, a nod to one of the countless kids of immigrants who shaped the genre

The Thing is from the fictional Yancy Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side, where creator Jack Kirby was raised. Richie S/flickr, CC BY

The gesture may lack the explosive drama of a rooftop fight or the tension of a car chase, but on May 11, 2026, a street sign honoring a legendary comics creator will be unveiled in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

After a lobbying effort by comics expert Roy Schwartz, the New York City Council in December 2025 approved the naming of a block of Essex Street between Delancey and Rivington streets in honor of Jack Kirby.

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