A section of Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, N.Y. was renamed Hip Hop Boulevard in 2016, in recognition of the apartment building where the music is said to have been born.

As the anniversary of the famous New York block party of 1973 see’s its 50th year, a sign that reads Hip Hop Blvd stands outside of the famous 1520 Sedgwick Avenue on a hot summer afternoon in The Bronx, New York, U.S., on Thursday, June 29, 2023. CREDIT: José A. Alvarado Jr. for NPR