Onaje Allan Gumbs Way (Bronx)
Present name:deKruif Place
Location:
Honoree: Onaje Gumbs (1949-2020) was a world renowned Jazz player who lived in Co-Op City and whose family still resides there. He was a superb jazz pianist, accompanist, composer, arranger and band leader. A lesser-known side of him was his spirituality, philosophy and practice, introduced to him by the renowned jazz bassist, Buster Williams. (Riley)
LL:2022/54

Social Activist Joseph N. Gumbs Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northwest corner of Tompkins Street and Brownell Street
Honoree: Joseph Gumbs [no dates given} dedicated his life to the church, equal rights and his community. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a member of the Sandy Ground Historical Society; the Staten Island Branch of the NAACP; the Romare Bearden Foundation; the Staten Island Branch of the New York Urban League; the Mariners Harbor VFW Post 5521; Richmond District 369th Veterans Association; the Peace Action of Staten Island; and the St. Martin Association of Staten Island Social Club. He received awards from the NAACP, Democratic Committee of Richmond County, the Universal Temple of the Arts and the Staten Island African American Political Association for outstanding service. He was also very active with the Stapleton United African Methodist Episcopal Church, the First Central Baptist Church, the Fellowship Baptist Church, the Bethel Community Church, Brighton Heights Reformed Church and the Senior Usher Ministry of St. Philips Baptist Church. He was a founding board member of Project Hospitality and was an advocate for veteran’s rights for over 35 years. (Rose)
LL:2022/54