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McCannFirefighter Thomas McCann Place (Queens) Present name:44th Street Location:Between 48th Avenue and Laurel Hill Boulevard Honoree: Firefighter Thomas McCann (b. 1955) died on September 11, 2001 during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center LL:2003/34 Rev. Dr. J. G. McCann Way (Manhattan) Present name:None Location:At the intersection of 123rd Street and Morningside Avenue Honoree: Rev. Dr. J. G. McCann [no dates given] served as Pastor of St. Luke Baptist Church in Harlem for over 25 years. He served as Chaplain for the NYC Transit Authority and the MTA Police and held leadership positions in the United Missionary Baptist Association; the Baptist Ministers’ Conference of Greater New York and Vicinity; and the Baptist Ministers’ Evening Conference of Greater New York and Vicinity. He was the author of over 20 books on all facets of Christian living, was active in the Hampton Ministers’ Conference of Virginia, was a member of the Beta Psi Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. He was also a professor at Drew University. (Levine) LL:2022/54 |
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