Doris S. Torres Way (Bronx)
Present name:East 147th Street
Location:Between Wales Avenue and Tinton Avenue
Honoree: During the devastating attacks on the WTC, Doris Torres returned to her floor to help others, being badly burned in the process. Although she eventually made it out of the WTC, she died on September 16, 2001 at St. Vincent’s Hospital as a result of her injuries.
LL:2012/48

Elisa Torres Way (Brooklyn)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Division Avenue and Wythe Avenue
Honoree:  Elisa Torres (d. 2020) was a Psychiatric Social Worker and Mental Hygiene Therapist at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center. During some of Williamsburg’s most challenging years, she helped families and individuals cope with depression, bipolar disorders, and other health issues, and may have saved hundreds of lives. When New York State proposed closing the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, she helped lead the campaign to keep it open. As a Family Worker at P.S. 17, Ms. Torres founded the first majorette group in Williamsburg, the Unidad y Progreso Baton Twirlers later renamed the Blossoms. She solicited fabric donations from neighborhood merchants and hand-tailored the group’s uniforms to ensure equal participation regardless of ethnicity and socio-economic status. In the late 70s, Ms. Torres moved to Roberto Clemente Plaza. Under her leadership, Roberto Clemente Cultural Committee, Inc. was established and incorporated a youth baseball and recreation park to serve children ages 6-12. She worked diligently to transform an abandoned lot into a first-class ball field worthy of its namesake, the legendary Roberto Clemente. In 1992, after 20 years of perseverance and hard work, plans for the Roberto Clemente Baseball Field were approved and Ms. Torres worked closely with the Parks department to secure permits and obtain its Little League charter from Little League headquarters in Williamsport Pennsylvania.(Levin)
LL:2022/54

Julio Torres Place (Bronx)
Present name:Bryant Avenue
Location:Between East 179th Street and Boston Road
Honoree: Julio Torres (1933-2004) was born and raised in Ponce, Puerto Rico. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he moved his family to the Bronx and became involved with the Simpson Street Development Association. Shortly thereafter, he began his career as a Peace Officer for the Health and Hospitals Corporation. He retired in 1995 after 25 years of service.
LL:2006/13

Luis Angel “Supa” Torres Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the southeast corner of Watson Avenue and Elder Avenue
Honoree: Luis Angel Torres (d. 2015) was manager of the Prospect Theater in the Bronx, which showed movies in Spanish and hosted famous musicians. He left the Prospect in 1978 to become a full-time superintendent at 1051 Elder Avenue and then of a second building at 1071 Elder Avenue. He was then named the "Supa" of two challenging buildings in the Soundview section of the Bronx. In the 1970s and '80s, Watson Avenue was plagued by drugs and violence. In 1979, he opened a social club called the “Green House,”offering food, drinks, and entertainment enabling people to escape the negative world around them. He started block parties using a stage he had built out of old doors. Neighborhood youth took on leadership roles with organizing the events. The children were exposed to horses, fun games, music, and lots of great food. He converted a basement into a video game hall and pool room to keep the youth off the streets. When interest in that waned, he started softball teams and gave the community access to organized sports at a time where schools were cutting these programs. During the summer, while all parents worked menial jobs to make ends meet, he opened his home, his backyard and his heart to everyone. The door to his apartment was always open and often you could find neighborhood children playing in their living room, while adults could have a free cup of coffee. He took youth to Great Adventure with money out of his own pocket. He provided furniture for new tenants who could not get their own. He gave many tenants respite when they could not pay the rent. He started a Block Association and met regularly with community leaders to figure out ways to bring peace to the streets. The Police and Fire Departments looked to him whenever they needed support with issues in the community. He taught the youth to respect the police, and the police to respect our community. Some of the youths are now superintendents of their own buildings, construction, and maintenance workers from the skills they learned from him. (Salamanca)
LL:2022/54