Beastie Boys were honored in New York City on Saturday with the unveiling of “Beastie Boys Square” at the intersection of Ludlow and Rivington in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The corner was famously depicted on the cover of the group’s 1989 album Paul’s Boutique.
Surviving members Mike Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) attended the ceremony. “Thank you [to New York] for teaching us what to look at, what to listen to, what to wear, how to love, how to live,” Ad-Rock said during his remarks. “It makes me really happy to know that some kid on the way to school 50 years from now is gonna look up and say, ‘What the fuck is a Beastie Boy? Why do they get a square?’”
“We could not have become what we became without growing up in New York City,” added Mike D.
Following Adam “MCA” Yauch’s passing in 2012, fans launched a campaign to rename the intersection in honor of the group. Last July, the initiative finally received approval from the New York City Council.
Beastie Boys’ Mike D and Ad-Rock spoke at the unveiling of Beastie Boys Square at the intersection of Ludlow and Rivington in NYC on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/s0JheQtSpb
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