NYC Honorary Street Names

Ramblersville

The Ramblersville-Hawtree memorial Bridge (Queens)
Present name:102nd Street Lenihan’s Bridge
Location:Between 160th Avenue and 163rd Avenue
Honoree: The 102nd Street-Lenihan Bridge, opened in 1931, was originally named in honor of a then State Assemblyman. This new designation honors seven young men from the area who died in World War II: Tom Beckwith, Henry Schmitt, Albert Nelson, Edward O’Reilly, Walter Meliere, Paul Pfeiffer and James Talley, all of whom lived within 500 feet of this bridge.
LL:2001/ 71


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