It’s a beautiful day in New York City.
“we can certainly name a bridge after Sonny Rollins.” Thank you very much, Ned Rothenberg!
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"New York should honor one of its greatest artists by permanently linking his name to the structure that, thanks to him, stands as a potent symbol of artistic self-discovery." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
This is a beautiful and brilliant idea (and the notebooks he kept during this period, recently republished by NYRB Classics, are very much worth reading).
Sometimes, an opinion writer gets its 175% right: yes, we should name the Williamsburg Bridge, the Sonny Rollins Williamsburg Bridge, www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o....
Wholeheartedly behind this mission. I’m never calling the Queensboro the Ed Koch. But will gladly call the Williamsburg Bridge the Sonny Rollins. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
Great NYC Music/Civic History OpEd | Likely preaching to the converted here, but on the outside chance you're not up on the long discussions about renaming the Williamsburg Bridge after Newk, the excellent jazz woodwinds player Ned Rothenberg outlines the latest push. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
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Sonny Rollins Changed New York. There’s a Fitting Way to Honor Him.
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From the summer of 1959 to the autumn of 1961, he retired from public performance and spent upward of 15 hours a day practicing on the Williamsburg Bridge’s pedestrian walkway. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
“After his two years of practicing outdoors on the[Williamsburg] bridge, in 1962 Mr. Rollins released a landmark album. It is titled, appropriately, “The Bridge.” New York now needs to return the favor and rename the bridge for him.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
🎁Opinion By Ned Rothenberg Guest Essay
Sonny Rollins Changed New York. There’s a Fitting Way to Honor Him.
Mr. Rothenberg is a jazz composer and performer who teaches at the New School.
June 14, 2026
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It’s time to rename the Williamsburg Bridge after Sonny Rollins, who practiced their almost daily, sometimes up to 15 hours a day, for more than two years.
Sonny Rollins Changed New York. There’s a Fitting Way to Honor Him. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
🎁Opinion By Ned Rothenberg Guest Essay
Sonny Rollins Changed New York. There’s a Fitting Way to Honor Him.
Mr. Rothenberg is a jazz composer and performer who teaches at the New School.
June 14, 2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
@benrothenberg.bsky.social:
Sonny Rollins died at 95 on Memorial Day. He was New York City born & bred, raised in Harlem, where W.E.B. Du Bois was his neighbor & later lived on the Lower East Side.
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