NYC Honorary Street Names

Zwerenz

Jack Zwerenz Way (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:At the northeast corner of 82nd Street and Myrtle Avenue
Honoree:  Jack Zwerenz, who died in 2019 at the age of 86, was a founding member of the Glendale Civilian Observation Patrol. For his successful efforts to stop the Montauk option of the MTA, which would have sent high-speed electrified trains at grade level through backyards and dangerous crossings, he received the Glendale Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year Award in 1985. He was also active in trying to get the USPS to establish a new zip code for Glendale. He was honored with a 25-year Service Award by the Glendale Property Owners Association. (Holden)
LL:2019/158


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