New York City's Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that misspelled the baseball Hall of Famer's first name.
featured a picture of Robinson, Major League Baseball's first Black player in the modern era, over the words"Jakie Robinson Parkway."American baseball player Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers played the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ebbets Field in NYC that day.Robinson broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. He is celebrated as a civil rights trailblazer and as a superstar athlete who made the All-Star Game six times and batted .
The road formerly know as the Interboro Parkway was renamed for Robinson in 1997, the 50th anniversary of his groundbreaking rookie season.
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That's an error: NYC road sign is spelled 'Jakie' RobinsonNEW YORK (AP) — New York City's Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that spelled the baseball Hall of Famer's first name as “Jakie.” The sign spotted Sunday in Queens featured a picture of Robinson, Major League Baseball's first African American player in the modern era, over the words “Jakie Robinson Parkway.”
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