NYC Honorary Street Names

Gallagher

Mary Audrey Gallagher Way (Queens)
Present name:91st Street
Location:Between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue with the sign located on the southeast corner of Northern Boulevard and 91st Street
Honoree: Mary Gallagher (dates ?) was an early advocate for the LGBT community. She founded the Queens chapter of Parents, Families and friends of Lesbians and Gays and served as its Queens Hospitality Chairperson. She served as a public school teacher for many years and later opened a nursery school and served as administrator of several daycare centers in New York City. (Johnson)
LL:2018/139


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