NYC Honorary Street Names

Solfio

Thomas ‘Tommy’ A. Solfio Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the southeast corner of Buttrick Avenue and Harding Avenue
Honoree: Thomas ‘Tommy’ A. Solfio (1927-2001), a United States Navy veteran, was a leader in the Throggs Neck community. He was one of the founders of the Throggs Neck Little League, helped build the field house for the players and also managed the Throggs Neck Little League team. He also helped Throggs Neck Historian Bill Twomey with his bi-weekly Throggs Neck Memories newspaper column which was then turned into a 300-page book. He again helped Bill Twomey with other books based on the Bronx called, A Pictorial Survey of Throggs Neck, The Bronx – 1983, The Bronx in Bits & Pieces and a photo book called, Throggs Neck – Pelham Bay. He was a member of the Throggs Neck Homeowners, St. Francis De Chantal Sea Cadets and the Preston High School Association. (Gjonaj)
LL:2022/54


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