Johnny Wheels Way (Staten Island )
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Ramble Road and Adrienne Place
Honoree:  John Karl (d. 2019) was an expert in wildlife and was heavily involved with the Staten Island Mall Greenmarket. He earned a degree in geology and also mentored struggling college students. He worked at GrowNYC and the borough’s greenmarkets. He was a paraplegic since age 11 after he feel from a roof, but he still managed to fish and kayak. He was instrumental in cleaning and preserving Jack’s Pond in Great Kills. He rescued many ducks that became tangled in fishing wire and fishing hooks and nursed them back to health. He singlehandedly restocked the pond of native freshwater fish, turtle, eel and clam breeds. He was the first and only compost coordinator at GrowNYC’s Staten Island Green Market. He also volunteered as a swim instructor to handicapped children at the Downtown YMCA. ( Borelli)
LL:2020/26