NYC Honorary Street Names

Oddo

Joseph Oddo Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:At the southwest corner of Coddington Avenue and Crosby Avenue
Honoree: Joseph Oddo (1950-2015) was president of the Pelham Bay Taxpayers Association; an active member of the Waterbury LaSalle Community Association; and was the Bronx Chronicle’s first managing editor. He was a member of the East Bronx Traffic Coalition and he began start-up discussions about having a food pantry for the poor at St. Theresa Church. He was also very involved in the situation at 1870 Pelham Parkway South, a former hospital property, trying to find suitable uses for the building, possibly including veterans housing. He was responsible for getting a new street light approved at the corner of Crosby and Coddington Avenues where numerous vehicular accidents had occurred. (Gjonaj)
LL:2022/54
Police Officer Charles Oddo Interchange (Brooklyn)
Present name:Belt Parkway
Location:65th to 67th Street Interchange
Honoree: Officer Oddo (1963-1996) was killed in the line of duty at this interchange when he was struck by an oncoming vehicle while directing traffic around an overturned oil tanker. (RGPR)
LL:1999/35


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