Firefighter James J. Marshall Jr. Lane (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the corner of Strawberry Lane at Mayberry Promenade
Honoree: James Marshall Jr. (1976-2020), a native Staten Islande, grew up in Eltingville and graduated from Tottenville High School where he was an avid football player and fan. Following in his father’s footsteps, he joined the New York City Fire Department in 2001. He was a member of Ladder Co. 84 in Huguenot. He also spent part of his career at Engine 217 in Brooklyn. He was known as a mentor and role model for the younger firefighters. He was also renowned for his humor, smile and his occasional pranks. Having served his community with honer and courage for over 19 years in the FDNY, his life ended tragically on October 8, 2020 after he was involved in a car and tractor-trailer accident in New Jersey. (Borelli)
LL:2022/54

Firefighter James J. Marshall Sr. Lane (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the corner of Strawberry Lane at Mayberry Promenade
Honoree:  James Marshall Sr. (1952-2014)was a native Staten Islander. He grew up in Dongan Hills and graduated from New Dorp High School. After service in the U.S. Navy, stationed aboard the USS Enterprise in Newport News, Virginia, he joined the New York City Fire Department in 1979. He was a member of Engine Co. 253 in Brooklyn, then Engine Co. 166 in Graniteville, and later retired from Ladder Co. 78 in Tompkinsville completing 23 years of life-saving work. He was one of many first responders who went to the site of the World Trade Center following the terrorist attacks on 9/11. But responding to the ruins of the Twin Towers led to his untimely death. He passed away on November 30, 2014 due to a 9/11 related cancer. He was later honored and remembered for his service at the World Trade Center Memorial Wall at FDNY headquarters in Brooklyn in 2015. (Borelli)
LL:2022/54

Helen Marshall Blvd (Queens)
Present name:Northern Boulevard
Location:Between 94th Street and 111th Street
Honoree: Helen Marshall (1929-2017) was the director of the Langston Hughes Library on Northern Boulevard, which she founded in 1969. She served in the State Assembly for 8 years and then served on the City Council for 10 years. From 2002 to 2013, she was the first African-American and the second woman to serve as the Queens Borough President. She supported job training programs and economic development, and was a devoted supporter of the Queens Public Library. (Ferreras-Copeland)
LL:2017/237

Thurgood Marshall Boulevard (Manhattan)
Present name:Edgecombe Avenue
Location:Between 150th Street and 155th Street
Honoree: Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was an American jurist and the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. He served for 24 years compiling a liberal record that included strong support for Constitutional protection of individual rights.
LL:2009/25