Betty Davis Street (Queens)
Present name:221st Street
Location:Between 115th Road and 115th Avenue
Honoree: Betty Myrl Victoria Davis (1938-?) was born in Jamaica and immigrated to the U.S. in 1983. In September 1990 she became School Crossing Guard with the New York City Police Department. Her last assigned post was Sacred Heart School.
LL:2003/62

Clinton Davis, Sr. Road (Queens)
Present name:College Point Boulevard
Location:Between Roosevelt Avenue and 40th Road
Honoree: Clinton Davis, Sr. (b. 1962) a Port Authority Police Officer at the World Trade Center, was killed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001.
LL:2003/34

General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. Blvd. (Queens)
Present name:None
Location:At the southwest corner of Tuskegee Airmen Way and 154th Street
Honoree: Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr.(1912-2002) was the first African-American general officer in the United States Air Force and on December 9, 1998, was advanced to four-star general by President Bill Clinton. He was one of the first five graduates to get wings at Tuskegee Army Air Field in March 1942 and was assigned to the newly activated 99th Fighter Squadron. By August of that year, he became squadron commander. The group flew m any combat missions under his command. He returned to the United States in September 1943 to assume command of the 332nd Fighter Group (Wills) [This is one of 18 namings along Tuskegee Airmen Way honoring outstanding units and individuals in African-American military history.]
LL:2014/34

James E. Davis Avenue (Brooklyn)
Present name:Nostrand Avenue
Location:Between Atlantic Avenue and Eastern Parkway
Honoree: New York City Councilman James E. Davis (1962-2003), a former Corrections Officer and Police Officer, was dedicated to stopping violence. Prior to elected office, he campaigned to persuade Toys R Us to stop selling realistic looking toy guns and founded an organization called “Love Yourself, Stop the Violence.” On July 23, 2003, during a Council meeting at City Hall, he was murdered by a political opponent who suddenly and inexplicably opened fire.
LL:2004/63

Leon Davis Street (Manhattan)
Present name:West 43rd Street
Location:…Eighth Avenue to Ninth Avenue
Honoree: Leon Davis (1905-1992) founded Local 1199 of the Drug, Hospital and Health Care Employees Union in 1932 and served as its president for 50 years. Under his leadership it grew to become the largest health care workers unions in the U.S., with over 150.000 members in 20 states. Its headquarters are on West 43rd Street.
LL:1993/61

Miles Davis Way (Manhattan)
Present name:None
Location:At the northwest corner of West 77th Street and West End Avenue
Honoree: Miles Dewey Davis III was one of the most innovative and influential jazz musician-composers of the 20th century. He was one of the first African-Americans to own a townhouse on the Upper West Side where he composed, collaborated and rehearsed at 312 West 77th Street for 25 years. (Brewer)
LL:2013/131

Mrs. Esther ‘Marie’ Davis Way (Bronx)
Present name:None
Location:Faile Street between Lafayette Avenue and Hunts Point Avenue
Honoree: Marie Davis (d. 2017) was a parent, teacher and activist leader in the Hunts Point community for nearly four decades. She moved to 750 Faile Street in 1977, and raised her eight children there. Soon after moving to the area, she began working at P.S. 48 where she touched the lives of thousands of students. Mrs. Davis’ unwavering advocacy on behalf of the children she taught went hand-in-hand with her beliefs that her students should also have access to clean, healthy air. Recognizing the high asthma rates among her students, Mrs. Davis collaborated with The Point Community Development Corporation, a local non-profit. Working with The Point, Mrs. Davis became a part of the ‘Wrecking Crew,’ a group of parent activists concerned about the air quality in the South Bronx. In this role, Mrs. Davis worked with local community officials to push for better air standards by having heavy industrial vehicles utilize roads that did not bypass schools, playgrounds, or residential blocks. ‘Miss Marie,’ as she was affectionately called by her students, came down with an illness in September 2017 and passed away shortly thereafter. (Salamanca)
LL:2022/54