(Bronx)
Present name:
Location:
Honoree: Bishop J. Arthur Jones was the founder and served for over 30 years as the Pastor of Temple Emmanuel on Boston Road in The Bronx. At the time of his death, he was also serving as the head of the United Church of God in Christ in the United States of America and Africa. Bishop Jones was a prolific writer, composer, singer and pianist. He was also a founding member of The Bronx Shepherds Restoration Corporation.
LL:2001/ 68

Doris L. & Rev Walter A. Jones Sr. Way (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:At the north side of 115th Road and Farmers Boulevard
Honoree: When Reverend Jones (1924-2017) moved his family to Hollis, there were no churches in the neighborhood. He filled this void by organizing Bible study in his home where, on October 6, 1960, the Majority Baptist Church was born with six women and thirteen children. The new church was named after the one in Spartanburg, South Carolina where Walter Jones had accepted the Lord as a young boy. Rev. Jones completed his ministerial studies at the New York Theological Seminary and the Bethel Bible Institute. He also completed Bible Study Classes at the Bryant Memorial Baptist Church under the late Reverend Dr. Katherine Brazley, and was ordained in 1958. He was the former President of the Baptist Minister’s Conference of Queens and Vicinity, and served in leadership positions in numerous Baptist organizations. After 47 years of ministry, Reverend Jones retired as Senior Pastor of the Majority Baptist Church in 2008. Doris Jones was a member of Majority Baptist Church for 55 years. She was a member of the Missionary Circle, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia Ministry, Willing Workers, Nurses Unit, Sunday School Dept. and Women’s Fellowship. She was a “Block Watcher” and also served as Den Mother for Troop #279. (Miller)
LL:2017/237

Pat Jones Way (Manhattan)
Present name:144th Street
Location:Between Hamilton Terrace and Convent Avenue
Honoree: Pat Jones (d. 2012) joined Community Board 9 in 2001, served as chair from 2008 to 2010, and was later chair of its land use and zoning committee. She co-authored the legal agreement with Columbia University outlining $76 million in funding and benefits for the neighborhood. She also served on the board of the West Harlem Development Corporation. She was instrumental in several local rezoning efforts, including the Manhattanville and West Harlem rezonings.
LL:2013/154

Pfc. Ronald Jones Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:Intersection of Grandview Avenue and Richmond Terrace
Honoree: Ronald Jones (1946-1967) was a member of the 173rd Airborne Division who gave his life for his country. He was killed on duty in 1967 while serving in Vietnam.
LL:2009/46

Rev. Dr. William A. Jones Way (Brooklyn)
Present name:MacDonough Street
Location:Between Marcy Avenue and Lewis Avenue
Honoree: Rev. Dr. William A. Jones (1934-2006) was one of the first African-American students to graduate with honors and receive a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Kentucky. He went on to receive his Master’s from Crozer Theological Seminary. A noted civil rights activist, he was pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant for 43 years.
LL:2008/64

Rev. Isaiah J. Jones Blvd. (Bronx)
Present name:Commonwealth Avenue
Location:Between Watson and Gleason Avenues
Honoree: Reverend Jones (1924-2001) came to the United States from Antigua in the early 1960’s with his wife and three children. Here he trained for his ministry. He started a small church on Kelly Street where he built a sizeable congregation. He later moved to what is now The Bronx Deliverance Center, where his son is now the Pastor.
LL:2005/43

Rev. Walter A. & Doris L. Jones Way (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:North side of 115th Road and Farmers Boulevard
Honoree: When Reverend Walter A. Jones, Sr. (1924-2017) moved his family to Hollis, there were no churches in the neighborhood. He filled this void by organizing Bible study in his home where, on October 6, 1960, the Majority Baptist Church was born with 6 women and 13 children. The new church was named for the one in Spartanburg, SC, where Walter Jones had accepted the Lord as a young boy. He completed his ministerial studies at the New York Theological Seminary and the Bethel Bible Institute. He also completed Bible Study Classes at the Bryant Memorial Baptist Church under the late Reverend Dr. Katherine Brazley, and was ordained in 1958. Rev. Jones served in leadership positions in numerous Baptist organizations. After 47 years of ministry, he retired as Senior Pastor of the Majority Baptist Church in 2008. Doris Jones was a member of Majority Baptist Church for 55 years. She was a member of the Missionary Circle, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia Ministry, Willing Workers, Nurses Unit, Sunday School Dept. and Women's Fellowship. She was a Block Watcher and also served as Den Mother of Troop #279. (Miller)
LL:2019/24

Susannah Mushatt Jones Avenue (Brooklyn)
Present name:None
Location:At the intersection of Vandalia Avenue and Louisiana Avenue
Honoree: Susannah Mushatt Jones (July 6, 1899 – May 12, 2016) was at her death the world's oldest person and the last living American verified to have been born before 1900. Born in Alabama, she graduated from the Calhoun Boarding School, founded by Booker T. Washington. After relocating to New York, she was active in her community. She served on the Vandalia Senior Housing Tenant Patrol for over 21 years and remained on the tenant patrol board until the age of 100. (Barron)
LL:2017/110