Showing posts with label Elected Officials to Attend Street Renaming Ceremony for Wakefield Activist Mary Lauro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elected Officials to Attend Street Renaming Ceremony for Wakefield Activist Mary Lauro. Show all posts

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Elected Officials to Attend Street Renaming Ceremony for Wakefield Activist Mary Lauro


 
Who: Council Members Andrew Cohen and Andy King, Congressman Eliot Engel, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson, the Wakefield Taxpayers and members of the public.

What: A ceremony to rename Matilda Avenue in honor of Mary V. Lauro, a dedicated community activist.

When: Saturday, April 26th at 11:00am

Where: Matilda Avenue between East 236th Street and East 237th Street
 

Mary V. Lauro was a longtime, dedicated community activist in the Wakefield area.  She served as President of the Wakefield Taxpayers for 25 years where she worked with local law enforcement to increase public safety in the community.  Mary was known as a uniting force that brought people together to preserve the integrity of her community.  She also was a former member of Bronx Community Board 12, a leader within the 47th Precinct Community Council and an active parishioner at Saint Frances of Rome Church.