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AndrewsDaniel Andrews Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:At the intersection of 54th Street and 32nd Avenue Honoree: Daniel Andrews (d. 2020) was a career civil servant, serving as a staffer for local elected officials, including 25 years as the press secretary and public information officer for Queens Borough Presidents Claire Shulman and Helen Marshall. He left a legacy of public service that few have matched. He was devoted to his family and his community. He was a member of the Silurians Press Club, the New York Press Club and the Narrowbacks. He served as the Inner Circle organization’s program director for 20 years where he raised funds for various local charities, and was an Honorary Battalion Chief of the FDNY. He was a parishioner at Corpus Christi Church where he volunteered at bingo nights, door-to-door fundraiser and many other events at the church. He was also a volunteer at the Soul of the Peruvian Andes Charity, which is devoted to providing health care for the poor in the Andean region. (Van Bramer) LL:2022/54 Detective Rodney J. Andrews Way (Staten Island) Present name:None Location:At the southeast corner of St. Paul’s Avenue and Hannah Street Honoree: Detective Rodney J. Andrews was killed in the line of duty on March 10, 2003 during an undercover gun buy operation. (Rose) LL:2022/54 Monsignor Paul M. Andrews Way (Staten Island) Present name:None Location:Intersection of Wellbrook Avenue and Holden Boulevard Honoree: Monsignor Paul M. Andrews (1910-1993) was Pastor of St. Rita’s Parish from 1950 until his retirement in 1985. He raised funds to build a new school when St. Rita’s population surged, and completed construction on a new church building and rectory. LL:2011/47 |
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