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Sal Candrilli Place (Staten Island)
Present name:Joyce Street
Location:Between Naughton Avenue and Seaver Avenue
Honoree: Salvatore “Sal” Candrilli (b. 1923-1996), who worked for the Department of Parks for 35 years. had a parallel career as a volunteer with the Little League, beginning as a coach for the Island Chevies. He was later president of the S. I. Little League in Dongan Hills, for about 17 years. For another 13 years he was District Administrator for the National Little League, overseeing leagues on Staten Island and in Manhattan. He was a pioneer in creating night baseball on Staten Island and a girl’s softball program.
LL:2001/68
Sal Somma Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of New Dorp Lane and Hylan Boulevard
Honoree: Sal Somma (1910-1993) was one of Staten Island’s sports heroes as the coach of New Dorp High School’s football team. He was the head coach and a teacher for 37 years. Under Coach Somma, New Dorp High School’s football team won six PSAL city titles. The Sal Somma Educational Center at New Dorp High School opened on September 19, 2009.
LL:2009/92
Salvatore LaMondola Avenue (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Northwest corner of Greaves Avenue and Kensington Street
Honoree: Salvatore LaMondola (1930-2001) came to the US at the age of 25 with little or no command of the English language. He supported his family while putting himself through college and graduated with a degree in English. He devoted 25 years to teaching barbering and cosmetology to the orphaned, abused and forgotten youth at Mt. Loretto.
LL:2005/131
Salvatore Micciulla Way (Staten Island)
Present name:Kreisher Street
Location:Between Androvette Street and Winant Place
Honoree: Salvatore Micciulla (1942-2018) was born in Manhattan and moved to Staten Island in 1978. He was an alumnus of the N.Y. School of Printing. For 50 years, he was employed as a laborer foreman with the Mason Tenders Union No. 79, retiring in December of 1998. Salvatore was a member of the Stolzenthaler Council (No. 1675) of the Knights of Columbus, holding the title of Fourth Degree Knight with the Governor Dongan Assembly. He also served as a color corps member of the Knights and volunteered for Knights fundraising activities. During his tenure with the Knights, he was honored as a Knight of the Month and also Knight of the Year. He attended Mass at Holy Family R.C. Church. (Borelli)
LL:2019/24
Salvatore T. Papasso Way (Staten Island)
Present name:Boulder street
Location:Between Castor Place and Woodrow Road
Honoree: Salvatore P. Papasso (b. 1967) worked for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance at The World Trade Center. He was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001
LL:2002/28
Samuel A. Browne, Sr. Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Southeast corner of Fairview Avenue and Knox Place
Honoree: Samuel Browne (1873-1970) was born in Washington, D.C. and enlisted in the Army in 1898 during the Spanish American War. After the war, he eventually purchased a home for himsef and his family in Castleton Corners, Staten Island. During this time, in 1924, Castleton Corners was an all-white neighborhood. When neighbors heard that an African-American family had moved into the area, they lobbied together to try and purchase the house to get the Browne family out of the neighborhood. When that failed, marches and demonstrations were organized outside their home. Rocks were thrown at the house, their lawn and hedges were destroyed, crosses were burnt on the lawn, and letters sent to the house signed by the KKK. His children were verbally and physically abused while they attended PS 29. These acts of violence and abused occurred for over a year until a group of African-Americans banded together to form the Staten Island Chapter NAACP to help provide support and assistance for the Browne family. (Rose and Matteo)
LL:2018/139
Sandra Conaty Brace Way (Staten Island)
Present name:none
Location:the east corner of the intersection of Warren Street and Fulton Street
Honoree: Sandra Conaty Brace (b. 1940) worked for Risk Insurance Solutions at the World Trade Center. She was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
LL:2003/34
Saxophonist Eric R. Dixon Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the southwest corner of Vanderbilt Avenue and Osgood Avenue
Honoree: Eric Dixon (1930-1989) began playing the saxophone at the age of 12 and by the age of 15, he started playing professionally with Peter Lusetti. He served with the United States Army in 1951 and played with the 173rd Army Band at Fort Dix. After his discharge in 1953, he continued playing saxophone with Bugs Hunter, Benny Green, Steven Cooper and many others. He had a 32-year career with the Basie Orchestra where he arranged and composed as musical director. He was featured on the album, “The Legend, The Legacy, The Count Basie Orchestra.” (Rose)
LL:2017/237
School Safety Agent Sandra P. Cranford Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the southwest corner of Tompkins Avenue and Hill Street underneath the Hill Street sign
Honoree: Sandra P. Cranford (1935-2002) was actively involved in the PTA at PS 14 and later served as a School Security Agent for 29 years. Among her many volunteer activities, she was a member of the National Council of Negro Women where she served as a historian and on several dinner committees. In 2000, the National Council honored her with the Unsung Heroes Award. She volunteered in Junior High Schools for 6 years, the Stapleton Athletic League for over 15 years, the Girls Scouts and Boy Scouts for over 9 years, and regularly volunteered at church all of her life. (Rose)
LL:2016/92
Scott M. McGovern Avenue (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Northeast corner of Hylan Boulevard and Sprague Avenue
Honoree: Scott M. McGovern (b. 1965) worked at Euro Brokers in the World Trade Center. He was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
LL:2003/62
Seaman First Class Radioman Joseph Manna Park (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Bounded by Forest Avenue, Meeker Avenue, and Goethals Road North.
Honoree: Manna was one of the first, if not the first, Navy man from Mariners Harbor to die in World War II. He enlisted in 1941, shortly after graduating from Port Richmond HS, and was assigned to the destroyer USS Duncan. On October 11, 1942, while off the Solomon slands, the Duncan encountered a Japanese force of heavy cruisers and destroyers. It sank at least three Japanese crusiers and four destroyers before taking heavy Japanese shelling. Manna remaied at his post on the bridge, radioing for help, until his station was destroyed by a Japanese shell. He was 18 years old.
LL:1992/81
Sergeant Gerald A. Johnson Corner (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of Floyd Street and Raymond Place
Honoree: Gerald A. Johnson (1921-2000) fought in WWII with the 9th Infantry Division in North Africa and Europe. He was awarded numerous medals and citations including French and Belgian medals for his part in capturing 67 Germans soldiers in Cherbourg.
LL:2009/92
Sergeant Leif E. Eikeseth Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Deserre Avenue and Woodrow Road
Honoree:  Leif E. Eikeseth (1956-2019) served in the United States Army from 1974 until 1980 and later worked for New York City Transit for 36 years as a bus mechanic. He served as Transport Worker Union of America Chairperson for three years. When the terrorist attacks on 9/11 occurred, he volunteered to work at Ground Zero. He died as a result of 9/11 related illness. (Borelli) This designation supersedes Section 5 of Local Law 158 of 2019.
LL:2022/54
SGT Donald W. Tinney Jr. Street (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Main Street and Utah Street
Honoree: Donald Tinney Jr. (1949-1970), a native Staten Islander, grew up in Tottenville and attended Monsignor Farrell High School. There he excelled in football. He was a member of the school’s Varsity Team for three years and an Advance All Star defensive tackle in his senior year when the team went undefeated. He graduated from Monsignor Farrell in 1967. The following year he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Vietnam as a member of the 25th Infantry Division, Fox Company, 75th Airborne Rangers whose duty was long range reconnaissance. On the morning of April 2, 1970, then Specialist 4th Class Tinney and 14 other Fox Company men were helicoptered into Tay Nin Province, a known Viet Cong stronghold. They immediately found themselves under withering machinegun fire. They beat back the assault with hand grenades, but not before Don was hit. He was immediately evacuated to a field hospital at Long Binh, where he died of his injuries 12 days later. For his heroic actions that day in repelling a superior enemy force, he was awarded the Silver Star, a Bronze Star for merit, and a Purple Heart. He was posthumously promoted to Sergeant. (Borelli)
LL:2022/54
SGT. Donald B. Geisler Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Lisbon Place and Lincoln Avenue
Honoree:  Donald B. Geisler (1930-1951), a highly decorated Corporal in the United States Army during the Korean War, was captured in November 1950 after his unit was overrun at the Pusan Reservoir in North Korea. He died in captivity at the Pyok Dang prisoner of war camp and was posthumously awarded the rank of Sergeant. Sgt. Geisler was assigned to 1st Calvary Division, 8th Calvary Regiment, 3rd Battalion M Company. (Mateo)
LL:L.L. 2016/23
Sgt. Doreen Scrimenti Place (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Northwest corner of Kissel Avenue and Linden Street
Honoree: Sgt. Doreen Scrimenti (1964-1999) was a highly decorated police officer and an avid runner.. A native of New Brighton, she graduated from the Police Academy in 1988 and earned her Sergeant stripes in 1997. She was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 34.
LL:2005/131
Sgt. Kenneth C. Amatrudo Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of Josephine Street and Manor Road
Honoree: Sgt. Kenneth C. Amatrudo (d. 1969) was a member of the Army National Guard went to the aid of an adult and four children whose boat had capsized in Arthur Kill. Due to the treacherous currents and darkness, he could not find his way back to shore and drowned while saving others.
LL:2009/46
Sgt. Terrance McAvoy Way (Staten Island )
Present name:Francine Court
Location:
Honoree:  Terrance McAvoy (d. July 27, 2019) was an eight year veteran of the New York City Police Department. He was originally assigned to the 72nd Precinct before his promotion to sergeant. He was later assigned to the Brooklyn Transit unit and had made and assisted on hundreds of arrests. He committed suicide becoming the seventh police officer death by suicide in 2019. (Borelli and Matteo)
LL:2020/26
Sharon Nearby Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northwest corner of Cleveland Avenue and Durant Avenue
Honoree:  Sharon Nearby taught hundreds of students and even the children of former students over her 27-year career at I.S. 24 in Great Kills. This beloved teacher died on April 4, 2020. (Borelli)
LL:2022/54
Shawn E. Bowman, Jr. Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of Morrison Avenue and North Burgher Avenue
Honoree: Shawn E. Bowman, Jr. (b. 1972) worked for Cantor Fitzgerald at the World Trade Center. He was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001
LL:2002/28
SI Borough President (1977-1984) Anthony R. Gaeta Place (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Underneath the Stewart Avenue sign at the Northeast corner of Victory Blvd
Honoree: Anthony R. Gaeta (1927-1988) was Borough President of Staten Island from 1977 to 1984. He had previously served on the New York City Council. During his service as Borough President, he was instrumental in establishing the Staten Island Greenbelt program.
LL:2006/13
Simeonette Mapes Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Forest Hill Road and Travis Avenue
Honoree:  Simeonette Mapes (1982-2012) taught high school history at the School for Classics: An Academy of Thinkers, Writers and Performers in Brooklyn. She also ran the Girls Leadership Club and founded the school’s Fairy Godmother Project which provided prom dresses, accessories and cosmetoligists' services to children who could not afford to attend the prom. She also formed the Sunshine Committee which provided birthday and holiday gifts to co-workers and students who were not able to receive gifts from their families. She was a volunteer at the Fort Hamilton Church Group Society and the HeartShare Foundation where she offered her services to children and young adults with mental and physical disabilities. After her death, a non-profit organization called Sissy’s Angels Inc. was founded to continue her work and has provided over 500 prom dresses for less fortunate students and also supplies toys to children at Staten Island Hospital’s pediatric unit. (Matteo)
LL:2014/34
Soccer Hall of Famer John “Jack” Hynes Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Tysens Lane and Hylan Boulevard
Honoree: During World War II, John “Jack” Hynes was hit by shrapnel at the Battle of the Bulge. He underwent five operations and had no feeling in his left calf as a result of his injuries. Nevertheless, after the war, he resumed his soccer career. In 1956, he led the ASL in scoring and was named Most Valuable Player. After his soccer career ended, he joined the New York City Fire Department. He was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1977. (Oddo)
LL:2013/131
Social Activist Charles K. Smith Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northeast corner of Broadway and Castleton Avenue
Honoree: Charles K. Smith (1911?-1989) served as the assistant director of the Police Athletic League's Rasmussen Center and as assistant director of the PS 18 Community Center. He was also Boy Scout Master of Troop 33; a Deacon at St. Philips Baptist Church; and an assistant to Borough President Ralph Lamberti. Smith organized and coached several baseball teams for youths and was the administrator of the NYC Anti-Poverty Program. There is a Charles K. Smith Scholarship Fund at St. Philips, which provides financial aid for high school graduates entering an accredited college or university. (Rose)
LL:2019/24
Social Activist Joseph N. Gumbs Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northwest corner of Tompkins Street and Brownell Street
Honoree: Joseph Gumbs [no dates given} dedicated his life to the church, equal rights and his community. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a member of the Sandy Ground Historical Society; the Staten Island Branch of the NAACP; the Romare Bearden Foundation; the Staten Island Branch of the New York Urban League; the Mariners Harbor VFW Post 5521; Richmond District 369th Veterans Association; the Peace Action of Staten Island; and the St. Martin Association of Staten Island Social Club. He received awards from the NAACP, Democratic Committee of Richmond County, the Universal Temple of the Arts and the Staten Island African American Political Association for outstanding service. He was also very active with the Stapleton United African Methodist Episcopal Church, the First Central Baptist Church, the Fellowship Baptist Church, the Bethel Community Church, Brighton Heights Reformed Church and the Senior Usher Ministry of St. Philips Baptist Church. He was a founding board member of Project Hospitality and was an advocate for veteran’s rights for over 35 years. (Rose)
LL:2022/54
SPC Marcus Brown Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of Dinsmore Street and Victory Boulevard
Honoree: Marcus Brown (d. 2017) served in the United States Army for 11 years and was a decorated Iraq Combat Veteran receiving the Bronze Star with valor in 2008 for his service. He was able to establish a perimeter around his vehicle, preventing another attack, after it was struck by a roadside bomb that killed his commanding officer and driver. He was serving in the National Guard at the time of his death from a car accident. (Matteo)
LL:2018/139
SSG Michael H. Ollis Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Burbank Avenue and South Railroad Avenue
Honoree: Michael H. Ollis enlisted in the United States Army and served in the 10th Mountain Division’s 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Drum in Northern, New York in 2006. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan before being sent to Afghanistan again for his last tour of duty. He was killed in the line of duty when his squad came under insurgent fire in the Ghazni Province of Afghanistan. (Oddo)
LL:2013/131
Staff Sgt. Henry Cichon and Cpl. Stanley Cichon Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Southwest corner of Innis Street and John Street
Honoree: Staff Sgt. Henry Cichon was an Aerial Gunner on a B-24 during World War II. He was killed in the Dutch East Indies in a plane explosion on January 14, 1945. Cpl. Stanley Cichon, a Marine, was killed at Iwo Jima on February 25, 1945.
LL:2012/48
Stanley Jay Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northeast corner of Forest Avenue and Oakland Avenue
Honoree: Stanley Jay (d. 2014), along with Harold “Hap” Kuffner, founded Mandolin Brothers in 1971. The firm supplied instruments to such musicians as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Judy Collins, The Edge (U2), and Paul Simon. It brought George Harrison to Staten Island to buy a pre-war National ukulele. Paul McCartney had his famous Hofner Violin Bass, the primary instrument he used with The Beatles, repaired there. In 1976 Joni Mitchell made a double purchase there. Returning to Manhattan on the Staten Island Ferry, she was inspired to write a song that begins “I went to Staten Island, Sharon, to buy myself a mandolin.” The song, on her 1976 album "Hejira," put Mandolin Brothers on the map. In 1980 Stanley Jay was a co-founder of Steinberger Sound Corp., makers of an all-graphite composite bass and guitar that became one of the most famous recording industry instruments of that decade. (Rose)
LL:2015/15
Staten Island Special Olympics Coach JoAnn Young Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Corner of Willowbrook Road and Crafton Avenue
Honoree: JoAnn Young (1950-2005) was a self-employed beautician. For 25 years she devoted herself to the Special Olympics with a concentration on swimming. She also coached basketball, softball, weightlifting and track and even traveled to Alaska as a hockey coach for the Special Olympics International Games.
LL:2006/13
Stephan Coronato Place (Staten Island)
Present name:Buffalo Street
Location:Between O’Gorman Avenue and Hooper Avenue
Honoree: Stephen Coronato (1962-1997) trained to be an electrician, but in his off-time, he enrolled in college and was the first member of his family to graduate. He was always the first to help his neighbors, especially the elderly and the home bound.
LL:2005/131
Stephanie McKenna Way (Staten Island)
Present name:North Railroad Avenue
Location:Between Old Town Road and Tacoma Street
Honoree: Stephanie McKenna (b. 1956) worked for Reinsurance Solutions at the World Trade Center. She was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
LL:2002/28
Stephen “Snapper” Knapp Place (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Northwest corner of William Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
Honoree: Stephen Arthur Knapp (b. 1945) was Chief Maintenance Supervisor for the Port Authority at the World Trade Center. He was killed in the first terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center on February 26, 1993.
LL:2003/14
Steven Lauria Avenue (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Northwest corner of Slosson Avenue and Martling Avenue
Honoree: Steven Lauria (b. 1951) worked at Marsh & McLennan in the World Trade Center. He was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
LL:2003/62
Steven M. Hagis Way (Staten Island)
Present name:Kramer Avenue
Location:Kramer Avenue at the intersection of Winant Avenue
Honoree: Steven M. Hagas (b. 1969) worked for Cantor Fitzgerald at the World Trade Center. He was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001
LL:2002/28
Supreme Court Justice John Leone Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Southeast corner of Richmond Terrace and Schuyler Street
Honoree: John Leone (1940-2001) served in the Criminal Courts from 1976 until his election to the Supreme Court in 1983. Judge Leone was in the Supreme Court, Richmond County, Civil Part from 1986. He participated as a judge in Moot Court competitions and in trial advocacy courses at Fordham University School of Law.
LL:2005/43
Supreme Court Justice Peter P. Cusick Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of Schuyler Street and Richmond Terrace
Honoree: Justice Cusick (1930-2000) was elected Civil Court judge in 1981 He served until 1986, when he was assigned to Richmond County Supreme Court. In 1990, he was elected to the Supreme Court with backing from the Democratic, Republican, Liberal and Conservative parties. Justice Cusick was also an officer or director of several institutions and charitable organizations.
LL:2004/08
Susan Clancy Conlon Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Northeast corner of Cornell Street and Decker Avenue
Honoree: Susan Clancy Conlon (b. 1960) worked for Bank of America at the World Trade Center. She was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
LL:2003/06
Susan M. Bochino Avenue (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Southeast corner of Tysens Lane and Falcon Avenue
Honoree: Susan M. Bochino (b. 1965) worked for Aon Corporation at the World Trade Center. She was killed in the terrorist attack of September, 11 2001.
LL:2003/06


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