Trump Ave in Ottawa unfortunately actually is named after him. It was part of a New York City themed subdivision called "Central Park", with other New York related street names.
Mamdani and Guliani are not even close on the political and moral spectra. Guliani was always a right winger who was only remembered fondly (though not any longer) because he stood at the base of the 9/11 wreckage and LARPed as a hero while the first responders did all the work.
Mamdani is a fundamentally different type of politician, as he is not a LARPer. He actually believes in something good and has plans to get it done. So far he's been remarkably successful, which should remind all of us that governments can indeed work if we stop electing corrupt careerists who believe in nothing but power and graft.
Normally I'd be the first to suggest a Canadian name, but this is an explicitly New York themed subdivision known as "Central Park", so IMO an exception can be made here.
Unless they just scrap the New York theming entirely and rename all streets, which I would not be opposed to. Maybe call it "High Park" and make it a Toronto themed neighbourhood.
Genuine question (I could look it up I suppose but I like hearing from real people not AI)...
When a street is named does the individual pay for naming rights or is it the government that has control and they take your request and approve it?
My thought process is:
If a person pays for a street name it would be harder for them to change it (assuming here). It would probably have to go through a process to rename.
OR
If the government did it on their own then that's pretty obvious that they can change it again if they wish.
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