The city will refer to the blocks between 37th and 39th streets as George Perry Floyd Jr. Place.
MINNEAPOLIS — A stretch of a Minneapolis street that includes the place where George Floyd died will soon be named in his honor.
Although the street will still be called Chicago Avenue, the city will refer to the blocks between 37th and 39th streets as George Perry Floyd Jr. Place,The City Council approved the naming Friday, and Mayor Jacob Frey's office said he would likely sign off on it as well. Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed, died May 25 after Derek Chauvin, a white officer, pressed his knee against Floyd's neck even as Floyd said he couldn't breathe. Floyd's death was captured in widely seen bystander video that set off protests around the world.
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