General Colin L. Powell Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Kelly Street and East 163rd Street
Honoree: Colin Luther Powell (1937-2021) grew up in the ethnically mixed Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. His parents, Luther Powell, a shipping-room foreman in Manhattan’s garment district, and Maud Ariel McKoy, a seamstress, were immigrants from Jamaica. Mr. Powell was a pathbreaker, serving as the country’s first Black national security adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state. After graduating from Morris High School he attended City College, where he he enrolled in the college’s Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Cadet Powell also joined the Pershing Rifles, a drill team started by Gen. John J. Pershing, the top American commander in World War I. After graduating from City College in June 1958, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army, serving two decorated combat tours in Vietnam. Mr. Powell rose quickly through the ranks — including gaining a battalion command in Korea in 1973 and a brigade command in the elite 101st Airborne Division in 1976. He was tapped as a “water walker” by his peers, a term military men reserve for the most talented officers. In 1979, Mr. Powell, then 42, was promoted to one-star general, becoming the youngest general officer in the Army at the time. After serving as Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger’s senior military assistant, Mr. Powell, in the spring of 1986, went off to command V Corps, skipping division command altogether in leading 75,000 soldiers in West Germany in the waning years of the Cold War. Just five months later, President Reagan summoned him back to Washington to be national security adviser, a post in which he helped usher in a new era of cooperation with Mr. Gorbachev. Mr. Powell left the White House in 1989 to return to lead the Army’s Forces Command; the promotion made him only the fourth Black four-star general in Army history. He saw himself not only as a model for Black soldiers but also as a challenge to white bigotry. In October 1989, Mr. Powell succeeded Adm. William J. Crowe as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, leapfrogging over 14 more senior four-star officers. Mr. Powell retired from the Joint Chiefs in 1993. He returned to government in December 2000, when he was the first person appointed to the cabinet of President-elect George W. Bush. He left office in January 2005, returning to life as a private citizen. Mr. Powell passed away on October 18, 2021 from complications of COVID-19. (Salamanca)
LL:2022/54

George Rodriguez Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of 149th Street and Morris Avenue
Honoree: George Rodriguez (d. 2019) an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, was an activist for social justice and against discrimination. He helped establish Bronx Legal Services, where he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors. As President of the Puerto Rican Community Development Project (PRCDP), Chairman of the New York City Model Cities Program-Innovative Programs for Low-Income Housing, President of “La Cruzada Civica del Voto,” and Grand Marshal and past President of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, he worked tirelessly in the community. He spent his career in public service creating scholarship programs for youth, building affordable housing, and paving the way for today’s political influence of the Puerto Rican/Latino community. Some of his other accomplishments include serving as Chairman of Community Board 1 and former Chairman of Community Board 2, Chairman of the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center’s Community Advisory Board, Chairman of the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation’s Council of Community Advisory Boards, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Hunt’s Point Multi-Service Center. (Salamanca)
LL:2022/54

Georgina Soccodato Way (Bronx)
Present name:Morris Park Avenue
Location:From White Plains Road to Hunt Avenue
Honoree: Georgina Soccodato (1946-2000) was a clothing store owner and community leader in the Morris Park area. She was vice-president of the Morris Park Business Association, coordinator of the Morris Park Civilian Patrol and served for 17 years as the coordinator of The Bronx Columbus Day Parade. She also became Executive Director of the Morris Park Local Development Corporation, and served on the boards of numerous business, civic and charitable organizations.
LL:2001/ 68

Gerri Lamb Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Randall Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue
Honoree: Gerri Lamb (1945-2018) was a Castle Hill resident and community activist for over four decades. She ran the Castle Hill Tenants Association and was a volunteer on Pathways for Youth and the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club. She served as president of the North Bronx Council of NYCHA Tenants and chaired the Citywide Council of Presidents from 1991. For more than 20 years, she served as Castle Hill Resident Association president. In 1983, she brought the first "off-campus" site of Touro College to Castle Hill where, during the next four years, more than 20 community residents received their Associate's or Bachelor's Degrees. She was also the driving force behind the ongoing renovation of Castle Hill's community center and the Annual Castle Hill Community Day celebration. (Diaz)
LL:2019/24

Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Crescent Avenue and Adam's Place
Honoree: George Castrioti Scanderbeg (1405-1468) was an Albanian nobleman and military commander who in 1443 led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. He seized and defended the Fortress of Croya against both Sultan Murad II and Sultan Mehmed II for roughly a quarter of a century. He became the chief military commander of the League of Lezhe in 1444 and served a captain general under King Alfonso V who was the first single ruler of a united Albania. He had followers that were also Slavs, Vlachs, and Greeks in addition to the Albanians. Scanderbeg’s rebellion became national, bringing people of different regions together. His military abilities became a major obstacle for the attempted expansion of the Ottomans. His army of 10,000 men was able to continually hold off the better equipped Ottomans. He was named chief commander to Pope Pius II in 1463 and fought the Ottomans until his death in 1468. (Gjonaj)
LL:2022/54

Gladys De La Cruz Way (Bronx)
Present name:Stickball Boulevard
Location:Between Lafayette Avenue and Seward Avenue
Honoree:  Gladys De La Cruz (? - ?) was a teacher and administrator at Adlai E. Stevenson High School. Over nearly 35 years she guided thousands of students to receive their high school diplomas. She also helped her students by donating sneakers, clothing, and food. Ms. De La Cruz organized outings to Broadway and other trips to expose students to the world beyond their community. She taught young people the joys of giving, and encouraged them to walk every October in the Breast Cancer Awareness Walk at Orchard Beach. She was also a member of the Women’s Empowerment Self Defense Academy, and raised funds to help women who were homeless, battered, and abused. (Diaz)
LL:2019/158

Gloria D. Alexander Way (Bronx)
Present name:Digney Avenue
Location:Between East 233rd Street and Bussing Avenue
Honoree: Gloria D. Alexander (1932-2008) had a 20- year career at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Research Institute. She was a member of the Northeast Bronx Democratic Club, and also of the 47th Precinct Council, Community Board 12, the Williamsbridge NAACP, the National Council of Negro Women, the 47th Precinct Clergy Coalition and the St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Adventures Club.
LL:2009/92

Gloria Wise Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:Donizetti Loop at the corner of Baychester Avenue
Honoree: Gloria Wise (1937-1993) was the founding Executive Director of the Youth Activities Committee (YAC), the predecessor agency to the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club.
LL:2006/50

Governor Felix Watt IV Place (Bronx)
Present name:Barnes Avenue
Location:East 217th and East 218th Streets
Honoree: Governor Felix Watt IV (1926-1999) was a member of Community Board 12 and active in local politics. After becoming blind at the age of 53, he obtained a B.A. from Columbia University, became a guidance counselor, and was Secretary of the Board of the Bronx Independent Living Services (BILS).
LL:2000/45

Grace Belkin Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of West 246th Street and Henry Hudson Parkway
Honoree: Grace Belkin (1930-2013) was District Manager of Community Board 8 from its inception, under the 1977 City Charter, and remained in that post for 30 years. She was instrumental in the formulaion of stable zoning to match the character of CB8's neighborhoods and the preservation of its Special Natural Area District. Mindful of classroom overcrowding, she opposed the use of the City’s property adjacent to the Kennedy Campus for anything other than school construction. She successfully advocated for CB 8 to have its own local salt storage for quick access by Sanitation’s snow crews. She sheperded many capital budget projects to fruition, including reconstruction of the retaining walls along Johnson Avenue and Palisade Avenue. (Cohen)
LL:2016/92

Grace Maldonado Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of East 156th Street and Cauldwell Avenue
Honoree: Grace Maldonado is remembered most immediately as the Tenant’s Association president for the NYCHA development at South Bronx Area (Site 402) as well as at Union Avenue-East 166th Street, two positions from which she advocated for the rights of Bronxites living in public housing . At Site 402, she built and maintained a community garden that is immensely popular with the community and has won numerous awards in NYCHA’s Garden and Greening program. Grace used this garden as the vehicle for charitable acts for the community. She grew fruits and vegetables in it that she distributed for free to individuals in need. She used it to host programs for children where they could learn gardening skills and connect with nature, and she cultivated it as a symbol of natural beauty that eased the mental health of those in the neighborhood. Grace Maldonado earned herself the nickname of “Mama Grace”: a caretaker of the community that, despite her own battle with cancer, met every Bronxite with indiscriminate compassion, charity, and love. (Salamanca)
LL:2022/54

Gregorio Luperón Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the southern corner of Burnside Avenue
Honoree:  Gregorio Luperón (1839-1897) was a hero of the struggle for Dominican independence from Spain. After being arrested for his participation in the resistance, he managed to escape to the United States. In 1863, he returned to participate in the uprising of Sabaneta and later a full-scale revolution against the Spanish forces. On July 11, 1865, Spain gave the country its independence. In 1876, Luperón became Minister of War and Navy. He was later president of an interim government, based in Puerto Plata and established a liberal regime. (Cabrera)
LL:2015/76