Lowery Street (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of Queens Boulevard and 40th Street
Honoree: This reflects the historic name of 40th Street in Sunnyside, prior to the adoption of numerical street designations in the early 20th Century.
LL:2003/34

Reverend Laura G. Lowery Way (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and Hollis Court Boulevard
Honoree: Laura Lowery (1955-2021) received a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Bard College and later earned a Master’s degree in social work from New York University. She began her career in social work at the New York City Hospital Association. She also worked at the New York State Department of Mental Health. Several years later, she served as a co-pastor with her husband at the Love Oasis Christian Center in Hempstead, NY. They later moved the ministry to Queens Village, NY. Pastor Lowery spearheaded many community service projects locally and internationally. They included breast cancer screenings, and the collection and shipment of medical supplies to Haiti and the Bahamas. She worked with the 105th Precinct on their National Night Out events. Her ministry worked with local elected officials on food drives, clothing drives and holiday toy drives. She helped establish hospital and nursing home visits. She intervened in incidents of domestic violence and created a program for teenage girls in crisis. She worked with youth and oversaw basketball and arts and crafts programs. In 2020, she spearheaded the We Care Food Distribution Program, a community-based food program that feeds hundreds of families in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. She also built a large domestic and international following from her radio ministry. (Grodenchik)
LL:2022/54

Robert Lowery Way (Manhattan)
Present name:Riverside Drive
Location:Between 155th Street and 158th Street
Honoree: Robert Lowery (1916-2001) was New York's first African American fire commissioner and the first commissioner appointed by Mayor John V. Lindsay after his election in 1965. He served at a time when there was a rise in arson-related fires throughout minority neighborhoods. His appointment demonstrated the immense strides towards racial equality the city has taken. When he first joined as a firefighter in 1941, blacks were prohibited from using kitchen utensils and slept in separate areas of the department. He is known for his dedication to and efforts towards the improvement of race relations. He remained active in civil rights causes even after retirement. (Levine)
LL:2015/76