Michael Fahy Way (Bronx)
Present name:at 2175 Walton Avenue
Location:Firehouse
Honoree: Michael Fahy, a 17-year member of the FDNY, was Battalion Chief of the 19th Division, based at 2175 Walton Avenue. On September 27, 2016, he was directing operations at the site of a reported gas leak iwhen the building exploded. Fahy was killed by falling debris and 20 others were injured. The building, a house at 300 West 234th Street, was being used to grow marijuana. Fahy, who was 44, was posthumously promoted to Deputy Chief. A resident of Yonkers, he coached basketball and baseball for the Catholic Youth Organization at the Annunciation School. (Cabrera)
LL:2017/45