Art Hall Way (Staten Island)
Present name:None
Location:At the southeast corner of Myrtle Avenue and Clove Road
Honoree: Art Hall was a fixture of New York City's long distance running community. In the 1972 New York City Marathon, he placed fifth at 2:37:22, later moving up to fourth in 1973 (2:27:26) and again in 1974 (2:35:01). In 1975, he clocked a record 2:27:32 at the since-discontinued marathon at the Penn Relays Carnival in Philadelhia. By 1984, he joined the likes of Bobby Thomson and Olympian Abe Kiviat as a recipient of the Advance's Sports History Award. He was a long-time New York Road Runners board member, a founder of the North Shore Track Club, and is considered one of the greatest distance runners from Staten Island. (Rose)
LL:2015/76