Ol' Dirty Bastard Honored with New Brooklyn Street Named ODB Way

On July 25‑26, 2026, a Brooklyn street was co‑named ODB Way (also referenced as ODB Jones Way) at the intersection of Putnam Avenue and Franklin Avenue in the Bedford‑Stuyvesant neighborhood, honoring Wu‑Tang Clan co‑founder Ol' Dirty Bastard.

The ceremony was attended by family members, including his older brother Ramsey Jones, who noted that their grandmother’s house sits on the same block, and featured a mural depicting the cover of the rapper’s debut album. Russell Tyrone Jones, who grew up in nearby Fort Greene, died of an accidental overdose in 2004 at age 35; the street naming marks a tribute two decades after his death.