NYC Honorary Street Names

"O" Honorary Streets: Queens

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Officer Disdale Enton Way (Queens)
Present name:Westbound side of Baisley Boulevard
Location:Between 166th Street and 168th Street
Honoree: Officer Disdale Enton, a four-year veteran of the NYPD, was assigned to the 113th Precinct. He collapsed and died on August 28, 2002, after suffering a brain aneurysm while chasing a suspect in Jamaica, Queens.
LL:2011/03
Officer Gabriel Vitale and Officer Anthony J. Abruzzo, Jr. Place, (Queens)
Present name:Union Street
Location:37th Avenue and 38th Avenue
Honoree: This designation honors two police officers, both assigned to the 109th Precinct, who died in the line of duty, Officer Vitale was killed on December 24, 1980 and Officer Abruzzo less than a year later, on December 16, 1981.
LL:2001/30
Officer John Scarangella Way (Queens)
Present name:Eastbound side of Baisley Boulevard
Location:Between 166th Street and 168th Street
Honoree: Officer John Scarangella was shot on May 1, 1981 when he and his partner stopped a van sought in connection with several burglaries. He died two weeks later. The suspects were later caught, convicted of murder, and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
LL:2011/03
Officer Thomas M. Langone and Officer Paul Talty Way (Queens)
Present name:37th Avenue
Location:Between Union Street and Bowne Street
Honoree: Police Officers Thomas M. Langone (b. 1962) and Paul Talty (b. 1960) were both killed at the World Trade Center during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. Officer Langone’s brother Peter, a firefighter, was also killed in that disaster
LL:2003/06
Ortner Vernon Murray (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Northern Boulevard and 107th Street
Honoree: Ortner Vernon Murray (1938-2020) born in Manzanilla,Trinidad. After marrying Jocelyn Verspry the young couple moving to the U.S. and settled in Corona. Shortly after, he opened a shoe repair business with his brother where he taught himself to make/repair women's shoes and bags. Known as "Uncle Von" or "Mr Von" by many who called upon him, he was a spirited local entrepreneur who built a business one brick at a time. Those that knew him well named him "Mayor" of Northern Blvd. He was responsible for the formation of the Northern Boulevard Merchants Association. He was an excellent strategist and negotiator when it came to protecting the rights of fellow business owners. He negotiated deals with various Queens Borough Presidents for the betterment of the Northern Boulevard strip by having street meters removed and improvements made to the roadway and sidewalks. In the 1980s, He was an advocate for the neighborhood children and elderly who required additional services from the City. He served as chairman of the board of ELMCOR. Von's Inc. became the first Black-owned business in the United States to become a Nike distributor. . Mr. Von operated his business with great pride and passion for over 40 years in the same location of Corona. Even after he retired in 2010 and sold the business and buildings, he was seen as a fixture and leader of Corona/East Elmhurst. (Moya)
LL:2022/54


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