New York City officially names real intersection ‘Sesame Street’

New York City officials have permanently renamed an intersection in the city near the offices of the longtime PBS show “Sesame Street” after the iconic children’s show.

At a ceremony Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said he was proud to have the show’s inclusive messages as part of the city’s history.

{mosads}”Fifty years of extraordinary programming, 50 years of making people’s lives better, 50 years of helping children believe in themselves,” de Blasio said Thursday, according to the mayor’s office. “It’s absolutely amazing.”

“Sesame Street changed this country. And for everyone who has been a part of it, I hope you feel that — that what you’ve done has been profoundly important,” he continued.

The intersection, located at the corner of 63rd Street and Broadway, half a block west of Central Park, will now host a sign bearing the name Sesame Street.

63rd Street and Broadway in New York City is officially renamed Sesame Street! #ThisIsMyStreet pic.twitter.com/NigDmMAEEc

— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) May 1, 2019

The show is produced by the nonprofit Sesame Workshop, which has continued to innovate and introduce new characters and themes to the show in recent years.

In 2017, the show debuted its first autistic character, Julia, and in 2018 introduced Lily, a character who struggled with homelessness.

The organization was also the recipient of a $100 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation in late 2017 to launch a series of projects aimed at educating children affected by the ongoing Syrian civil war.