Coverage dated February 26, 2023 to February 27, 2023

Swing and a miss: NYC replaces 'Jakie' Robinson road sign

Headline from FOX 5 DC

The sign spotted Sunday in Queens featured a picture of Robinson, Major League Baseball's first African American player in the modern era, over the words “Jakie Robinson Parkway.”

FOX 5 DC's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC New York

    Swing and a Miss: NYC Road Sign Spells ‘Jakie' Robinson (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    New York City’s Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that misspelled the baseball Hall of Famer’s first name.

  2. Washington Times

    New York City flunks spelling with new ‘Jakie Robinson Parkway’ sign (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    New York City transportation officials struck out on a new road sign meant to honor baseball great Jackie Robinson.

  3. WHEC Rochester

    That's an error: NYC road sign is spelled 'Jakie' Robinson (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    New York City’s Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that misspelled the baseball Hall of Famer’s first name. The sign spotted Sunday in Queens featured a picture of Robinson over the words “Jakie Robinson Parkway.

  4. The Daily Caller

    NYC Misspells Jackie Robinson’s Name On Road Sign Meant To Honor Him (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    New York City is facing backlash after a road sign meant to honor Jackie Robinson was installed despite a glaring misspelling of the icon's name.

  5. FOX 5 DC

    Swing and a miss: NYC replaces 'Jakie' Robinson road sign (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    The sign spotted Sunday in Queens featured a picture of Robinson, Major League Baseball's first African American player in the modern era, over the words “Jakie Robinson Parkway.”

  6. NBC News

    Strike that: Jackie Robinson’s name misspelled as ‘Jakie’ on NYC road sign (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The sign spotted Sunday in Queens featured a picture of Robinson, Major League Baseball’s first African American player in the modern era, over the words “Jakie Robinson Parkway.”

  7. Jalopnik

    New York Forgot How to Spell the Jackie Robinson Parkway (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    A sign spelled the baseball player's first name as "Jakie," which isn't right.

  8. CBS News

    Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's name misspelled as "Jakie" on NYC road sign (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    New York City's Department of Transportation swung and missed with a road sign for the Jackie Robinson Parkway that misspelled the baseball Hall of Famer's first name.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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