Nelson R. Panzzolo Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Corner of Whitney Avenue and Clove Road
Honoree: Nelson R. Panazzolo (1929-2003) was a U.S. Navy veteran who won many decorations for his service in the Korean War. Nelson was employed by Brooklyn Union Gas Company for 37 years and was recognized as a role model in his community.
LL:2005/131

New York Poet Laureate Audre Lorde Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Southwest corner of Victory Boulevard and St. Paul’s Avenue
Honoree: Audre Lorde (1934-1992) was an African-American writer, feminist and civil rights activist. Her 17 volumes of poetry, essays and autobiography reflected her hatred of racial and sexual prejudice. Born in Manhattan, she graduated from Hunter College and the Columbia University School of Library Science. In the 1980’s, Lorde and writer Barbara Smith founded Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press. She also was a founder of Sisters in Support of Sisters in South Africa, an organization that advocated for women under apartheid. (Rose)
LL:2019/158

Nicholas Alessi Avenue (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Corner of Corona Avenue and Boyce Avenue
Honoree: Nicholas Alessi (1982-2004) loved baseball. Despite his Cooley’s Anemia, he played for the Staten Island Little League, as well as the St. Joseph By the Sea High School team. During his high school years he was a dedicated volunteer for the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation.
LL:2006/50

Nicholas Johs Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Northeast corner of Pendleton and Whitewood Avenues
Honoree: Nicholas Johs (1991-2005) was a Cub Scout with Troop 26 at Castleton Hill Moravian Church. He eventually became a Boy Scout First Class. As a more experienced scout, he enjoyed his role as a Den Chief with the younger scouts, nurturing and guiding them. He was an excellent student and had been on the Principals’ list at Blessed Sacrament School. He was just 14 when he died tragically in a boating accident in Cape May, NJ
LL:2005/131

Nicholas Sollazzo Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Southeast corner of Amity Place and Forest Avenue
Honoree: In 1935 Nicholas Sollazzo (1912-2000), with his brothers, formed the Forest Oil Company after having operated Gulf service stations for several years. The company was sold in 1992. Without formal training, Mr. Sollazzo, who loved music, taught himself to play the saxophone, clarinet and organ. Mr. Sollazzo was a Democratic district captain in Mariners Harbor and a member of both the North Shore and South Shore Democratic clubs.
LL:2004/08

Nicholas Tortorici, Sergeant, NYPD Shield #4114 Avenue (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Corner of Arden Avenue and Hylan Boulevard
Honoree: Sgt. Tortorici (1965-2006) was a 19-year veteran of the NYPD. Assigned to the 77th Precinct in Crown Heights. He and his team of detectives were assigned to the investigation in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks. He was active in raising funds for families who lost loved ones in the line of duty.
LL:2006/50

Nick Bruno Way (Staten Island)
Present name:Maple Parkway
Location:Between Walloon Street and Netherlands Avenue
Honoree: Nick Bruno (1940-2000) attended P.S. 44 and was both a baseball and a basketball star at Port Richmond High School. He attended Iowa State on a football scholarship but left to play minor league baseball in the San Francisco Giants’ farm system. In 1963 he returned Public School 44 where he would teach for 32 years. He ran after school sports programs for the community’s young people for many years.
LL:2001/68

Nick Troianiello Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Forest Avenue and Lilac Court
Honoree: Nick Troianiello (1926-2021) was the last surviving veteran of the Marine Corps League’s Sergeant Angel Mendez Detachment 246. He was a member of the New York State Guard for a year before he served his country in the United States Marine Corps during WWII in Iwo Jima. He was part of Operation Detachment, which had the goal of capturing the entire island to provide a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Conspicuous Service Award. When he returned home, he served on the FDNY for 40 years, was an active member of the USMC League, 3rd Marine Division Association, the Retired Firefighters Association and the Devil Dogs. He visited local veterans’ hospitals and raised funds for various organizations, including Toys for Tots, and was named Fireman of the Year and Marine of the Year. (Rose)
LL:2022/54

Nurse Patricia Mary Farrington Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northeast corner of Prospect Avenue and Pendleton Place
Honoree: Patricia Mary Farrington (1949-2020) was the founder and executive director of Pax Christi Hospice, which offered comfort and compassion to patients facing their last days of life. She attended St. Joseph’s of Yorkville Elementary School and St. Jean Baptist High School before going on to attend the former St. Vincent’s Nursing School in West Brighton in 1969. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing at C.W. Post College in Brookville, N.Y. and held a Master of Science degree in nursing from Wagner College. In 1988, she founded and became the executive director of Pax Christi Hospice at the former St. Vincent’s Hospital. She was named a 2003 Staten Island Advance Woman of Achievement. She was on the boards of the American Cancer Society, Meals on Wheels, the Staten Island Zoo and the Alzheimer’s Association. She was honored by the Deputy Borough President, the Richmond University Medical Center and the CEO of the Sisters of Charity Healthcare System for her work. (Rose)
LL:2021/14

NYPD Sgt. Ned Thompson Way (Staten Island)
Present name:St. Austins Place
Location:Between Bard Avenue and Davis Avenue
Honoree: Sgt. Ned Thompson (1968-2008) served nine years as the commanding officer of the Street Narcotics Unit in the 6th Precinct and served as supervisor for the Washington Square Park Enforcement Unit. He was also a first responder on September 11th and worked at Ground Zero for several days.
LL:2009/46

NYS Assemblyman 2000-2007 Hon. John W. Lavelle Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Forest Avenue at the southeast corner of Silver Lake Park Road
Honoree: Assemblyman John Lavelle (1949-2007) served in the New York State Assembly from 2001 until his death. He served on the Education Committee and chaired the Assembly’s Subcommittee on Students With Special Needs. He was known as a champion for the homeless, the mentally ill, the disabled and immigrants, as well as an advocate of gun control.
LL:2008/48

NYS Senator 1956-2006, Hon. John J. Marchi Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of Nixon Avenue and Ward Avenue
Honoree: NYS Senator John J. Marchi (1921-2009) was one of the nation’s longest serving elected officials with 49 years of service. He was responsible for crucial legislation that helped shape the city and state university systems and was a key backer of the successful effort to close the Fresh Kills landfill.
LL:2009/92

NYS Senator Hon. Mark W. Allen Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Underneath the Clove Road street sign at the southeast corner of W. Raleigh Avenue
Honoree: Mark W. Allen (1877-1958) represented Richmond and Rockland Counties in the New York State Senate in 1923-24, during which time he introduced a bill to construct two bridges between Staten Island and New Jersey, the Outerbridge Crossing and the Goethals Bridge. Both were opened in 1928 and spurred significant development on Staten Island.
LL:2008/48