Fans, friends and family of Robert "PH" Diaz have cleared the initial hurdle in their quest to rename a Park Slope street after the late Brooklyn rapper

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A custom, one-sided novelty road sign, cleverly placed by a resident, temporarily anointed a Bronx intersection "Big Pun Place," in tribute to one of the borough's most revered rap icons.

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LeRoy McCarthy has led efforts to persuade New York City to honor some of hip hop music and culture's most revered figures, including the late Jam Master Jay, Biggie Smalls and the Beastie Boys.

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