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"F" Honorary Streets: QueensFather Andrew Struzzieri Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:At the intersection of Brookville Boulevard and 137th Road Honoree: Father Andrew L. Struzzieri (1947-2020 was born in Brooklyn. He was affectionately known by many as Father Andy. He served as an assistant at Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills, 1975-76, and St. Matthew, Crown Heights, 1976-88. He was pastor at Our Lady of Refuge, Flatbush, 1988-99, and St. Matthew’s, 1999-2012. While at St. Matthew’s, he also served as administrator of Our Lady of Charity, Brownsville. After years of serving in Brooklyn, Father Andrew was transferred to St. Clare in June 2012, where he was pastor until his death. As the leader of the largest Catholic Church in Rosedale, he inspires parishioners to challenge injustices. During the COVID pandemic, he led a distribution at St. Clare’s for individuals who were food insecure. Under his leadership, the church built a strong youth ministry and took an aggressive community service position. He was instrumental in aligning St. Clare’s Church with Queens Power, a community organizing institution formerly known as EQUAL. In 2015, the parishioners organized their first campaign with over 100 attendees, fighting for a traffic sign on Brookville Blvd in Rosedale. Since then they have continued to organize and demand justice for themselves and the communities they live in. During the Summer of 2020, the parishioners rallied and protested against injustice to African-Americans. The Rev. Andrew L. Struzzieri Memorial Endowment Fund has been established to honor his memory of Father Andy. The fund provides household furnishings for newly arrived refugees, medical assistance, grocery gift cards and tuition costs for short-term vocational training programs. (Brooks-Powers) LL:2022/54 Father Eugene F. Donnelly Corner (Queens) Present name:None Location:Southwest corner of 80th Street and 25th Avenue2013/50 Honoree: Father Eugene F. Donnelly (1921-2012) served as a parish priest in Queens for 59 years, of which 42 years were at Our Lady of Fatima, East Elmhurst. LL:2013/50 Father John J. Murray Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:At the northeast corner of Union Turnpike and Bell Boulevard Honoree: Father Murray (1929-2007) was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on May 29, 1965. He was an alcoholic who struggled with the disease for years and decided to seek help. He joined Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and later became a leader of the local chapter. Over the years, he helped thousands of others who struggled with the disease of alcoholism. He also joined the Bishop’s Committee on Alcoholism Counseling. He was very involved with youth activities and neighborhood betterment activities such as the Clean-Up of the Greenway. (Grodenchik) LL:2017/110 Father Joseph David Colbert Way (Queens) Present name:68th Street Location:Myrtle Avenue to Cooper Avenue Honoree: Father Joseph David Colbert (1933-2000) was ordained in 1959. He served at two other parishes in Queens before becoming Pastor at St. Pancras Parish, which he served until his death. Father Colbert led the restoration of St. Pancras Church, and maintained and improved St. Pancras School, both located in this block. LL:2001/ 81 Father Yohanna T. Guirgis Way (Queens) Present name:Woodward Avenue Location:Between Grove Street and Linden Street Honoree: Father Yohanna T. Guirgis (d. 2018) settled in Ridgewood in 1973. He was one of the first Coptic Christians to come to the United States and began aiding other Coptic Christians arriving from Egypt, where they number perhaps 10 percent of the population of Egypt. As persecution of Coptic Christians rose in Egypt, many more sought refuge in the United States. Father Guirgis rented space in a church and began services for Coptic Christians as they were taught in Egypt, making it the first Coptic Christian Church in the United States. He also assisted Coptic Christians to obtain jobs and housing, often offering his own home to new arrivals until they got on their feet. Over 45 years, he aided hundreds of families. (Holden) LL:2019/24 FDNY Paramedic Lt. Mario Bastidas Way (Queens) Present name:73rd Place Location:Between 57th Avenue and the Queens Midtown Expressway Honoree: Lt. Mario Bastidas (d. 2017) served as a paramedic for 26 years and then as a Lt. Paramedic in the FDNY Emergency Medical Service Command. He responded to the terrorist attacks on 9/11 and spent countless hours at the World Trade Center in rescue and recovery efforts. He was exposed to toxins that later developed into an aggressive form of cancer, to which he succumbed in April 2017. (Holden) LL:2018/139 Felicia Hamilton Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:Intersection of Vernon Boulevard and 51st Street Honoree: Felicia Hamilton (b. 1939) worked at Fiduciary Trust International in the World Trade Center. She was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2003/34 Felix Cuervo Corner (Queens) Present name:None Location:Southeast corner of 86th Avenue and 111th Street Honoree: Felix J. Cuervo was the founder and president of the Native New Yorkers' Historical Association, which strove to raise awareness of the city's historic heritage. He was among the first people to conduct historical walking tours of New York City. His organization also placed plaques on historic sites in the city and monuments on the unmarked graves of several notable people buried in Queens. Mr. Cuervo died in 1992 at age 73. LL:1993/5 FERRIGNO PLACE (Queens) Present name:None Location:163rd Street between 33rd Avenue and 35th Avenue Honoree: Marjorie Ferrigno, who died in 2013 at the age of 97, was an educator who was founding chairperson of the Drama Department at New York's High School of Performing Arts, now part of the Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts. She also taught speech and drama at several univesities. She was President of the American Educational Theatre Association which represented all non professional theatre in the United States; and Secretary and Executive Committee member of the American National Theatre and Academy. Active in her Queens community, she was also a founding member and President of the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners’ Association and won a landmark court case to enforce a restrictive covenant, which led to a rezoning of part of Northern Boulevard. (Vallone) LL:2022/54 FF Michael Brennan Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:At the intersection of 41st Street and 50th Avenue Honoree: Michael Brennan (1973-2001), a New York City Firefighter, was a lifelong resident of the Sunnyside section of Queens. He was assigned to Ladder Company No. 4 in Manhattan. On September 11th Michael Brennan answered the call to the World Trade Center and perished in the collapse of the twin towers. (Van Bramer) LL:2017/45 FF Peter F. McLaughlin Way (Queens) Present name:Queens Blvd Location:The south side of Queens Boulevard between 64th and 65th Streets. Honoree: As a teenager, Peter McLaughlin (1964-1995) joined the Northport (NY) Fire Department Junior Smoke Eaters and earned a certificate from the NYS Firefighters School. After serving four years in the Marine Corps, he joined the NYFD in 1988. In 1993 he became a member of Rescue Unit #4 in Queens, which is located nearby. On October 8, 1995, while fighting a fire on the top floor of a building in Long Island City, FF McLaughlin was fatally injured when the ceiling fell on him. LL:1996/82 Firefighter Andrew Christopher Brunn Street (Queens) Present name:211th Street Location:Between 41st Avenue and 39th Avenue Honoree: Firefighter Andrew Christopher Brunn (b. 1973) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center LL:2003/62 Firefighter Carl F. Asaro Way (Queens) Present name:147th Street Location:Between Willets Point Boulevard and 24th Avenue Honoree: Firefighter Carl F. Asara (b. 1961) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. LL:2003/62 Firefighter Carl John Bedigian Road (Queens) Present name:None Location:Northwest corner of 14th Road and 118th Street Honoree: Firefighter Carl John Bedigian (b. 1966) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center LL:2003/34 Firefighter Christopher J. Pickford Street (Queens) Present name:122nd Street Location:Between 85th Avenue and Hillside Avenue Honoree: Christopher J. Pickford (1969-2001) was an accomplished guitarist and song writer and used these talents in several bands throughout the years, appearing regularly in Manhattan’s East Village. He joined the NYFD in January 2000. He was one of the 342 firefighters killed in fire rescue operations at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. LL:2002/ 19 Firefighter Eugene M. Whelan Street (Queens) Present name:Beach 37th Street Location:Between Rockaway Beach Boulevard and Beach Channel Drive Honoree: Firefighter Eugene M. Whelan (b. 1969) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. LL:2003/62 Firefighter Jimmy Lanza Way (Queens) Present name:None Location: At the intersection of 31st Avenue and 54th Street Honoree: James Lanza (1945-2017) served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and later became a member of FDNY’s Engine 53, Ladder 43, known as ‘El Barrio’s Bravest.’ On September 11th, he and other firefighters pulled 16 people out of the rubble alive. During his 30 years with FDNY, he assisted in the search-and-recovery mission in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina; served on the board of the FDNY Fire Family Transport Foundation; and volunteered at the Red Cross. He died as a result of 9/11-related cancer. (Constantinides) LL:2017/237 Firefighter John Heffernan Street (Queens) Present name:None Location:the intersection of Beach 114th Street and the Boardwalk Honoree: Firefighter John Heffernan (b. 1964) was killed on September 11, 2001 during firefighting and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. LL:2004/63 Firefighter John J. Florio Place (Queens) Present name:77th Place Location:Between Eliot Avenue and Juniper Boulevard North Honoree: Firefighter John J. Florio (b. 1967) was killed during fire and rescue operations at the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2002/ 28 Firefighter John Sineno Drive (Queens) Present name:87th Drive Location:between Commonwealth Boulevard and 248th Street Honoree: John Sineno (1930-2003) joined the NYFD in 1962. He was assigned to Engine 58 in Harlem, where his skills in the kitchen were quickly harnessed. In 1972, along with Joe Hickey and Jack Mera, he helped establish the New York Hospital – New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation. He was the author of two best-selling cookbooks whose proceeds went to the Burn Center and other charitable causes. LL:2004/08 Firefighter LT Robert F. Wallace Street (Queens) Present name:None Location:Corner of 86th Street and 89th Avenue Honoree: Lt. Robert F. Wallace (b. 1958) was killed on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. LL:2005/43 Firefighter Matthew David Garvey Street (Queens) Present name:46th Street Location:Between 47th Avenue and 48th Avenue Honoree: Matthew David Garvey (b. 1963) was killed on September 11, 2001 during firefighting and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. LL:2004/63 Firefighter Matthew E. Barnes Drive (Queens) Present name:None Location:Intersection of 53rd Drive and 63rd Place Honoree: Firefighter Matthew E. Barnes (b. 1963) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. LL:2004/08 Firefighter Michael Carlo Avenue (Queens) Present name:8th Avenue Location:Between 147th Street and 149th Street Honoree: Firefighter Michael Carlo (b. 1967) was killed at the World Trade Center during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2003/15 Firefighter Michael Cawley Place (Queens) Present name:Kalmia Avenue Location:Between Parsons Boulevard and 156th Street Honoree: Firefighter Michael Cawley (b. 1969) was killed at the World Trade Center during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2003/ 06 Firefighter Michael F. Lynch Way (Queens) Present name:41st Avenue Location:Between Union Street and Kissena Boulevard Honoree: Firefighter Michael F. Lynch (b. 1968) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. LL:2004/63 Firefighter Michael Haub Road (Queens) Present name:14th Road Location:Between 119th Street and 120th Street Honoree: Firefighter Michael Haub (b. 1967) was killed on September 11, 2001 during firefighting and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. LL:2004/63 Firefighter Michael J. Elferis Street (Queens) Present name:130th Street Location:Between 23rd Avenue and 25th Avenue Honoree: Firefighter Michael J. Elferis (b. 1973) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center LL:2003/34 Firefighter Michael Weinberg Way (Queens) Present name:Eliot Avenue Location:Between 72nd Street and 74th Street Honoree: Firefighter Michael Weinberg (b. 1967) was killed during fire and rescue operations at the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2002/ 28 Firefighter Nicholas J. DeMasi Way (Queens) Present name:None Location: At the intersection of 77th Street and 21st Avenue Honoree: Nicholas J. DeMasi (d. 2015) was a firefighter stationed at Engine Company 261 for many years. He was a responder during the 9/11 attacks, and afterward spent many months working on the cleanup of Ground Zero. He retired in 2004 and later died of 9/11-related cancer. (Constantinides) LL:2017/237 Firefighter Paul Gill Street (Queens) Present name:35th Street Location:Between Broadway and 34th Avenue Honoree: Firefighter Paul Gill (b. 1967) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center LL:2003/34 Firefighter Richard Sclafani Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:Corner of 30 th Avenue and 49th Street Honoree: Firefighter Richard Sclafani (1967-2005) ran into a burning building to save the lives of children who were participating in a birthday party. He was the 1131st New York City Firefighter to die in the line of duty. LL:2005/131 Firefighter Scott A. Larsen Boulevard (Queens) Present name:Woodhaven Boulevard Location:Between 83rd Avenue and Myrtle Avenue Honoree: Firefighter Scott A. Larsen (b. 1966) was killed during fire and rescue operations at the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2002/ 28 Firefighter Scott M. Kopytko Triangle (Queens) Present name:None Location:Triangle formed by Oak Avenue, Quince Avenue and 158th Street Honoree: Firefighter Scott M. Kopytko (b. 1958) was killed at the World Trade Center during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2003/ 06 Firefighter Sergio Gabriel Villanueva Way (Queens) Present name:149th street Location:Between Northern Boulevard and 35th Avenue Honoree: Firefighter Sergio Gabriel Villanueva (b. 1968) was killed during fire and rescue operations at the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2002/ 28 Firefighter Stephen P. Russell Memorial Drive (Queens) Present name:Bayfield Avenue Location:Between Beach 72nd Street and Beach 65th Street Honoree: Firefighter Stephen P. Russell.(b. 1961) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center LL:2003/34 Firefighter Thomas A. Casoria Way (Queens) Present name:22nd Avenue Location:Between 149th Street and 150th Street Honoree: Thomas A. Casoria was a New York City firefighter who was tragically killed in the line of duty on September 11, 2001. LL:2008/64 Firefighter Thomas A. Gardner Street (Queens) Present name:163rd Street Location:Between 43rd Avenue and 45th Avenue Honoree: Firefighter Thomas A. Gardner (b. 1962) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. LL:2003/62 Firefighter Thomas McCann Place (Queens) Present name:44th Street Location:Between 48th Avenue and Laurel Hill Boulevard Honoree: Firefighter Thomas McCann (b. 1955) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center LL:2003/34 Firefighter Thomas R. Kelly Avenue (Queens) Present name:99th Avenue Location:Between 97th Street and 98th Street Honoree: Firefighter Thomas R. Kelly (b. 1962) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center LL:2003/34 Firefighter Timothy M. Welty Street (Queens) Present name:159th Street Location:Between 29th Avenue and 32nd Avenue Honoree: Firefighter Timothy M. Welty (b. 1967) was killed at the World Trade Center during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2003/ 06 Firefighter Vincent S. Morello street (Queens) Present name:81st Street Location:Between 62nd Avenue and 63rd Avenue Honoree: Firefighter Vincent Morello (b. 1967) was killed during fire and rescue operations at the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2002/ 28 Firefighter William Henry Avenue (Queens) Present name:133rd Avenue Location:Between Farmers Boulevard and 176th Street Honoree: Firefighter William Henry (b. 1952) was killed during fire and rescue operations at the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2002/28 Firefighter William Tolley Way (Queens) Present name:66th Place Location:Between Myrtle Avenue and Cooper Avenue Honoree: William Tolley. a 14-year veteran of the FDNY who was assigned to Ladder 135, was killed in the line of duty in April 2017 while helping contain an apartment fire in Queens. He was 42 yers old. In adddition to being a firefighter, he was also a talented drummer, and his passion for percussion led him to become a very influential drummer in the worldwide heavy metal scene. With his band Internal Bleeding, he helped write and release five very successful albums that made strong impressions on drummers across the world. He completed many US and International tours, including festivals in places such as Indonesia and Russia. (Crowley) LL:2017/237 Firefighters John Downing, Harry Ford and Brian Fahey Way (Queens) Present name:Astoria Boulevard Location:Between 12th Street and 14th Street Honoree: On June 17, 2001, a Sunday, the NYFD lost Firefighters John Downing, (Ladder 163 in Queens) 40, an 11-year veteran; Brian Fahey, (Rescue 4 in Queens), 46, a 14-year veteran; and Henry Ford, (Rescue 4 in Queens), 50, a 20-year veteran. They had answered a call to an explosion and fire on Astoria Boulevard. Ford and Downing were killed when the building façade collapsed on them. Fahey was killed inside the building when it imploded. [See also John Downing Park] LL:2003/34 First United Methodist Church Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:Northwest corner of 149th Street and Roosevelt Avenue Honoree: Since 1811, the Flushing United Methodist Church has grown steadily to become the largest Methodist church in the nation. LL:2012/14 Florry Burrell Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:Southeast corner of 52nd Avenue at 94th Street Honoree: Florry Burrell (1924-2002) moved to Elmhurst in 1952 and became a well-known and beloved figure in the community. She volunteered for the Red Cross and became a Girl Scout troop leader. She was also a school aide at PS 13 for many years. LL:2006/50 Floyd H. Flake Boulevard (Queens) Present name:Merrick Boulevard Location:Between Jamaica Avenue and the Cross Island Parkway Honoree: Rev. Floyd H. Flake (b. 1945) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives serving from 1987 to 1997; a former president of Wilberforce University; and senior pastor of the Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral. Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral has become one of the nation’s foremost Christian churches and is listed among the top twenty churches in America in Outreach Magazine’s Annual Survey. Rev. Flake is also the author the best-selling book The Way of the Bootstrapper: Nine Action Steps for Achieving Your Dreams, and The African American Church Management Handbook. In Congress, he funded the Nation’s first One Stop Small Business Capital Center. It has been the model for additional centers that are now operating in the Federal Empowerment Zones and provides technical assistance and loans to small businesses. (Miller) LL:2021/14 Flt. Officer Lawrence A. Brown Corner (Queens) Present name:None Location:On the north corner of Tuskegee Airmen Way and 153rd Street Honoree: Flight Officer Lawrence A. (Bubba) Brown (1909-2012), one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, was drafted in 1942 and served in a segregated unit in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He was wounded in Italy and spent 18 months recovering in Army hospitals. After his discharge, he worked in the Minnesota Department of Revenue as a tax auditor. From 1966 to 1968, he helped set up an income tax withholding system in Uganda under a contract with the U. S. Agency for International Development. He was a founder of the Ronald McDonald House in Minneapolis, opened in 1979. He was a volunteer coach and mentor at Phyllis Wheatley Community Center and also tutored in the Minneapolis public schools. (Wills) [This is one of 18 namings along Tuskegee Airmen Way honoring outstanding units and individuals in African-American military history.] LL:2014/34 Forest Park Memorial Drive (Queens) Present name:Forest Park Drive Location:Just below Oak Ridge with the street sign pointing down the sloped Memorial Drive Honoree: Forest Park currently includes memorials in recognition of veterans who served in WWI, WWII and Vietnam. Additionally, the Park contains a 9/11 memorial near the bandstand in recognition of all those who lost their lives in the attacks. Co-naming Forest Park Drive, which connects all of these memorials, to Forest Park Memorial Drive is a fitting tribute. (Holden) LL:2018/139 Fr. John J. Gribbon Way (Queens) Present name:245th Street Location:Between Northern Boulevard and Alameda Avenue Honoree: Father John J. Gribbon (1925-2005) was a priest with the Church of St. Anastasia in Douglaston for 39 years. He also served as chaplain for the Little Neck-Douglaston Volunteer Ambulance Corps. LL:2008/48 Francisco Munoz Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:Intersection of 111th Street and Roosevelt Avenue Honoree: Francisco Munoz (b. 1972) was killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. LL:2004/08 Frank Carrado Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:At the northeast corner of 50th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard Honoree: Frank Carrado (1930-2019), A Korean War veteran of the U.S. Army, was considered the unofficial mayor of Long Island City. He was a photographer who took pictures of the changing neighborhood throughout his entire life. Many of his photographs are hanging in building lobbies, bars and restaurants. In 2008, the Greater Astoria Historical Society hosted an exhibit of more than 200 of his photos. He was profiled in the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and also served on the 108th Precinct Community Council. (Van Bramer) LL:2019/158 Frank Carvill Place (Queens) Present name:None Location:Intersection of Woodside Avenue and 59th Street Honoree: Frank Carvill was killed on National Guard duty in Iraq. He was a founding member of Irish Immigration Reform and of the Emerald Isle Immigration Center. He was killed by a landmine on June 4, 2004. He and another soldier killed in the same attack were the first New Jersey National Guards to be killed in combat since World War II. LL:2005/43 Frank D. O’Connor Playground (Queens) Present name:None Location:Existing playground located south of Broadway, east of 78th Street, and West of 79th Street Honoree: After serving in the Coast Guard in World War II, Frank D. O'Connor (1909-1992) was elected to three terms in the NYS Senate. In 1955 he was elected Queens District Attorney, a post he held for 10 years. He was President of the City Council from 1965 to 1968, when he was elected to the NYS Supreme Court. In 1976 he was appointed Justice of the Appellate Division for the Second Department. LL:1993/80 Frank Justich Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:Southeast corner of 35th Street and Ditmars Boulevard Honoree: Frank Justich (1968-2010 was a Department of Sanitation worker who was killed on duty when he was struck by a tractor trailer. His badge number 11444 will be retired and Queens West 1 Garage where he worked will be named for him. LL:2011/47 Frank Koestner Avenue (Queens) Present name:None Location:Intersection of Forest Avenue and Woodbine Street Honoree: Frank Koestner (b. 1953) worked at Cantor Fitzgerald in the World Trade Center. He was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. LL:2003/34 Frank Kowalinski Way (Queens) Present name:Maspeth Avenue Location:Between 61st Street and 64th Street Honoree: Frank Kowalinski (1894-1918)was the first U.S. Army soldier of Polish descent from Maspeth to be killed in combat during World War I. He was drafted in 1917 and from injuries sustained in battle in France. Post 4 of the Polish Legion of American Veterans in Maspeth was named for him in 1931. The Post also recognized the over three million Polish-Americans who have died while seving in the U.S. Armed Forces. (Crowley) LL:2015/76 Frank LoCicero Bellerose - Hillside Civic Garden (Queens) Present name:None Location:Entire traffic island on Hillside Avenue and the Cross Island Parkway Service Road South Honoree: Frank P. LoCicero (1918-1997) was a commercial artist. At 17, he had been the youngest person to have a sculpture exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1950, he and his wife bought a home in Bellerose and he became active in the Bellerose Hillside Civic Association. Later, as its president, he led successful campaigns against the siting of a prison and a sanitation garage at the former Creedmore Psychiatric Center. A memorial to him is in this triangle. LL:2002/ 19 Frank Macri Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:At the southeast corner of Clyde Street and Yellowstone Boulevard Honoree: Frank Macri served with the New York City Police Department for over 12 years and was assigned to Police Service Area 2. On 9/11, he survived the collapse of World Trade Center tower two and was later assigned to Ground Zero and the Fresh Kills landfill, where he inhaled toxic chemicals. He died on September 3, 2007 of 9/11 related illness at the age of 51. (Koslowitz) LL:2020/26 Frank Skala Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:At the northeast corner of 40th Avenue and Bell Boulevard Honoree: Frank Skala was a community activist and civic leader who was awarded the New York State Senate’s Liberty Medal, one of New York’s highest civilian honors. A retired teacher, Skala founded the East Bayside Homeowners Association and created the first series of alumni books and an alumni association for Bayside High School. He co-founded the Friends of Bayside High School and was a former member of Community Board 11. He also organized the Bell Boulevard Restoration coalition and was a member of the Coast Guard Restoration Advisory Board at Fort Totten. Frank Skala passed away in 2015 at the age of 78. (Vallone) LL:2017/237 Fred J. Mazzarello Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:At the intersection of 14th Road and College Point Boulevard Honoree: Fred J. Mazzarello was 82 at the time of his death. Mr. Mazzarello founded the College Point Board of Trade in 1969, and served as its President for many years. He also served as Chairman of the College Point Memorial Day parade for over a decade. LL:2008/48 Fred Wilson Way (Queens) Present name:Bedell Street Location:Between Baisley Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard Honoree: Fred Wilson (1929-1984), a production supervisor for the New York Herald Tribune, moved to Rochdale Village with his family in the early 1960s. . He was a member of the Board of Directors of Rochdale Village, President of the Rochdale Village Black Society, and an active member of the local PTA. In 1972 he was elected Democratic District Leader of the 32nd Assembly District and served in that post for 12 years. LL:2001/71 Frederick T. Haller, Jr. Way (Queens) Present name:Union Turnpike Location:Between Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue Honoree: Frederick T. Haller, Jr. (d. 2007) was active in the Glendale community all of his life. He was the founder of the Greater Ridgewood YMCA, held several Board positions of the Glendale Kiwanis Club, was the Chairman of Community Board 5 for more than ten years and served on the Board of Wyckoff Heights Hospital for forty years. LL:2009/46 |
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