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GreeneDarryl E. Greene Way (Queens) Present name:None Location:At the intersection of Bay 25th Street and Bayswater Avenue Honoree: Darryl Greene (1943-2016) was an activist for diversity and inclusion of minorities in the construction industry, and a sigificant figure in the history of New York City. He was an author of Article 15-A of the Executive Law, which created an Office of Minority and Women's Business Development. He served as President of the Darman Group, Executive Director for the Council for Airport Opportunities, Diversity and Inclusion consultant for Forest City Ratner, and a key figure at the Empire State Development Corporation. His legacy lives on in the accomplishments of the people he mentored, many of whom have reached great heights in the next generation of our City’s leadership. (Brooks-Powers) LL:2022/54 Delphin Greene Playground (Queens) Present name:None Location:Existing playground adjacent PS 176, at 121st Avenue and 237th Street. Honoree: Delphin H. Greene (1935-1992) was a policeman, community activist, and longtime resident of the Cambria Heights neighborhood of Queens. After serving in the US Army, he joined the New York City Police Department. He reached the rank of detective and served in a number of units including Narcotics and Homicide. He was a founding member and President of the Douglass/King Regular Democratic Club; managed the Cambria Heights Little League; and was a member of the Cambria Heights Kiwanis Club for 16 years, serving as president in 1983. LL:1992/?? Hon. Aurelia Greene Way (Bronx) Present name:None Location:At the southeast corner of East 168th Street and Teller Avenue Honoree: Aurelia Greene (1934-2021) served in the New York State Assembly for 27 years. She left the Assembly in May 2009 to serve as the Bronx Deputy Borough President until she retired in 2017, with over 50 years of public service. In the Assembly, she used her urban planning skills to negotiate and sponsor legislation for affordable housing and healthcare, quality education, senior and youth services and economic development. She also taught at Antioch College, and lectured at numerous universities and colleges in the New York City area. As Assemblywoman, she introduced numerous bills, which later became state law, to improve safety and the quality of life for the residents of New York State. In 1994, including Bicycle Helmet legislation and the Motor Vehicle Leasing Act. She also sponsored the 1996 Interstate Bank Branching and ATM Safety Act, and introduced legislation prohibiting predatory lending practices in relation to home loans. While serving in the Legislature, she became the first woman to chair the Banking Committee and the first African-American to serve as Speaker Pro Tempore. She also chaired the Assembly’s Bronx delegation having become the longest serving member of the body from Bronx County. Upon joining the Assembly, she was a founding member of the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc. and The Women’s Caucus. (Gibson) LL:2022/54 Reverend Jerome A. Greene Place (Bronx) Present name:Teller Avenue Location:Between East 168th and East 169th Streets Honoree: Reverend Jerome Alexander Greene (1941-2004) was the Founder and President of the Bronx Unity Democratic Club, Inc. and a Pastor of the Bronx Christian Charismatic Prayer Fellowship, Inc. LL:2005/131 |
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