Honorable Samuel Bea Jr. Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Ely Street and Strang Avenue on the even side of the 4000 block
Honoree: Samuel Bea Jr. (1932-2013) had been an activist since participating in Martin Luther King, Jr’s March on Washington in 1963. He became Community Board 12’s district manager in 1977 and retired in 1996 after his election as Assemblyman. He served a total of four years in the Assembly before resigning to make an unsuccessful run for the State Senate. Mr. Bea was a strong advocate for his community. He protested against sex shops on Connor Street and against the MTA’s attempt to reduce service on the No. 5 Dyre Avenue line. As a legislator, he voted against the repeal of the commuter tax and for an increase in the minimum wage, and in 1999 cosponsored a package of bills in response to the police shooting of the unarmed Amadou Diallo. (King)
LL:2016/92