William Modell Way (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of Jackson Avenue and Queens Boulevard
Honoree: William Modell (1921-2008) succeeded his father in running the nation’s oldest family-owned sporting goods company. He co-founded the Jeffrey Modell Foundation for Immunological Research (his son Michael died of Crohn’s disease) and founded Gilda’s Club in New York.
LL:2011/03