Community Leader William L. Taitt Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northeast corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Roff Street
Honoree: William L. Taitt (1947-2015) was a political consultant and community liaison for many local political leaders, including Michael McMahon and Howard Golden, the former borough president of Brooklyn, and for Democratic Staten Island Borough President Ralph Lamberti. He served in the Merchant Marines in 1965 and also served in the U.S. Air Force from 1969 to 1971 earning the rank of sergeant. He was a member of Occupy the Block and Get Out the Vote and served as president of Citizens Organized for Political Empowerment. He was appointed as a full voting member of the HIV Health and Human Services Planning Council of New York which established over 300 community-based programs to care for those affected by AIDS and HIV infection. He also served on the Community Board 1 and did political commentary for the television show Live and Direct on Staten Island Cable. (Rose)
LL:2021/14