Aug 24, 2009 12:48 pm US/Mountain
NYC Official Wants Subway Station Jackson Tribute
Councilwoman Letitia James Wants Plaque Placed At Brooklyn's Hoyt-Schermerhorn Station
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Fans hold up pictures and CDs of Michael Jackson's during a broadcast of the memorial for the pop singer in the Harlem neighborhood July 7, 2009 of New York City.
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Tickets for Michael Jackson memorial service at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California.
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The Staples Center which is one of the possible locations for a public memorial service for music legend Michael Jackson, after his recent death, in Los Angeles on July 1, 2009.
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A New York City lawmaker wants to see Michael Jackson honored at a subway station where the star made the music video for "Bad."
Councilwoman Letitia James wants a plaque placed at Brooklyn's Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway stop - or even to have "Jackson" added to the station's name.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority spokesman Kevin Ortiz said Monday it's unlikely. James - undeterred - plans a petition drive.
Jackson, who died June 25, shot the Martin Scorsese-directed music video in 1987.
Ortiz says the MTA prohibits station plaques. The agency is developing naming-rights guidelines.
Developer Bruce Ratner could pay $4 million over 20 years to add the name of his planned Barclays Center NBA arena to a Brooklyn transit hub.
Meanwhile, filmmaker Spike Lee will commemorate Jackson's birthday with a block party-style celebration.
The posthumous bash for the King of Pop will be on Aug. 29 in Brooklyn.
DJ Spinna will be spinning all things Jackson.
Lee, a Brooklyn native, and Jackson collaborated on the music video for "They Don't Care About Us."
Lee told the online site, The Root, he's been a fan of Jackson's since the singer performed with The Jackson 5.
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will proclaim Aug. 29 "Michael Jackson Day" at the celebration.
The late singer will be buried that day in Hollywood Hills.
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