NYC Honorary Street Names

Fireman’s

Fireman's Corner (Brooklyn)
Present name:None
Location:Northwest corner of Avenue Y and Ocean Avenue
Honoree: On August 2, 1978, six firefighters lost their lives and 34 were hospitalized after battling a blaze in a former supermarket at this corner. It was the largest loss of life for the NYFD at a single fire in the history of the Borough of Brooklyn.
LL:1998/55


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