NYC Honorary Street Names

Newton

Iccey E Newton Way (Queens)
Present name:Broadway
Location:Bounded by 49th St and 51st St
Honoree: In 1970, Iccey Elvalina Gibbs Newton (1939-1993) and her husband moved to Woodside where they raised four children. She helped form the Woodside Tenants Association and then worked for NYCHA for 20 years. She started tenant patrols in Woodside Huses and served as District Coordinator for the Girl Scouts of America. She served on Community Board 1 from 1991 until her death.
LL:1995/63


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