Educator Lawrence E. Ambrosino Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the northwest corner of De Ruyter Place and Maple Parkway
Honoree: Lawrence E. Ambrosino (1948-2020) was an educator who was very involved in his community. He was also a champion of his friend Rocco Laurie, a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1972. He established the Rocco Laurie Scholarship Fund, which has awarded more than $200,000 to help students further their education. He also established the annual Patrolman Rocco Laurie Scholarship Basketball Game, and lobbied successfully to rename Intermediate School 72 in New Springville named for Officer Laurie as well. He was an educator for over five decades and served as an assistant principal of Intermediate School 72 and later served as principal of PS 57, becoming the youngest principal in New York City at the age of 32. He was later superintendent of schools for Shrewsbury, New Jersey for 10 years. He was appointed by Borough President James Molinaro to a Department of Education middle school advisory committee, tasked with creating structural and instructional solutions to problems facing middle school students. He served as Executive Director of SINY, a non-profit organization dedicated to lifting the borough’s image by promoting its cultural assets, served as division director of the Staten Island March of Dimes, served on the boards of the American Red Cross and Community Television, president of the Staten Island Council of Boy Scouts, coach for the Catholic Youth Organization and the Police Athletic League and a member of the CYO executive board. (Rose)
LL:2022/54