Beverly Roberts Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Parkchester Road and East Avenue
Honoree: Beverly Roberts (1951-2020) was President of the NAACP Parkchester Branch as well as a community leader and a volunteer for almost 40 years in civil rights and charitabe causes. Her volunteer work included caring for premature babies and in Cancer Care’s—Look Good-Feel Good program. She also counseled young adults and displaced workers on job search training; developed a workshop for visually impaired first time job seekers; taught young women proper etiquette, a literacy volunteer, sponsored activities in shelters for children, educated parents about the importance of child vehicle restraints and distributed hundreds of free car seats. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina she brought a family from the Gulf Coast to live in Parkchester rent free for a year. She has also helped educate students in Gambia, West Africa and was the founder of Read to Me, Please. (Diaz)
LL:2022/54

Bishop James P. Roberts, Sr. Way (Manhattan)
Present name:West 122nd Street
Location:Between Malcolm X Boulevard and Mount Morris Park West
Honoree: Bishop James P. Roberts, Sr. (1902?-1972) was a native of Antigua. He immigrated to the United States, settled in Harlem, and initially worked as an elevator operator in a commercial building. He became a member of the Holy Cross Cathedral Orthodox Church and at night pursued theological studies. Upon completion of his theological training, he was admitted to the Holy Orders as a Bishop. He was drawn to organizations advocating black self-determination and racial equality and joined Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). In 1926 he established St. Thomas Liberal Catholic Church in Harlem. Under his leadership the church grew quickly and had to be relocated several times. Ultimately, a permanent structure was purchased at 147 West 144th Street in Harlem. Today, his son James P. Roberts Jr., serves as the church's bishop. In 1934, Bishop Roberts established The Antigua Progressive Society to provide charitable assistance in the Harlem community and on the island of Antigua. It later merged with another orgnization to form the Antigua and Barbuda Progressive Society (ABPS). In 1964, the ABPS purchased 12 West 122nd Street in the village of Harlem which temains its headquarters and is the focus of its cultural and charitable activities. (Perkins)
LL:2022/54

Firefighter Michael Roberts Corner (Brooklyn)
Present name:None
Location:Southeast corner of the intersection of Avenue L and East 53rd Street
Honoree: Firefighter Michael Roberts (b. 1970) was killed at the World Trade Center during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001
LL:2003/ 06