New York street to get Jennings' name

NEW YORK, N.Y., Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The New York street running along ABC News' headquarters is being named in honor of the late "World News Tonight" anchor, Peter Jennings.

West 66th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue will be dubbed Peter Jennings Way in a ceremony set for Tuesday, the New York Post reported Friday.

Jennings' family, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and ABC News Chief David Westin will be among those attending the street naming ceremony, the newspaper said.

Jennings died in August at age 67 of lung cancer.