Streets Honoring the Victims of 9/11

Many streets in the neighborhood have seen changes in the past decade, but none so subtle, yet meaningful, than the ones that have been renamed to honor the victims of September 11, 2001. From firefighters to civilians to servicemen killed in action overseas, several locations in the area now as tribute to their memories.





Captain John J. McKenna IV Lane
East 2nd Street at Greenwood Avenue
Captain McKenna, a Windsor Terrace native, was fatally shot August 16, 2006 while conducting combat operations in Fallujah, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. He was 30 years old.





Kevin F. Conroy Ballfield at Greenwood Playground
East 5th Street between Greenwood Avenue and Fort Hamilton Pkwy
Conroy, a 47-year-old father of four who lived in Kensington, was an accountant at Marsh & McLennan, the insurance brokerage company that occupied seven upper floors at 1 World Trade Center. A sports-loving family, his children have found a mentor in former Mets' manager Bobby Valentine.





Firefighter Jeff Palazzo Way
East 7th Street at Greenwood Avenue
Jeff Palazzo grew up in the neighborhood, described as a 1980s "disco king" who met his wife Lisa Vissalo at a benefit dance at Bishop Ford. They had two daughters and lived in Staten Island, where he was a member of FDNY Rescue 5, which responded to the attacks on 9/11. He was 33 years old.





Captain Vincent E. Brunton Way
16th Street at Prospect Park West
The 43-year-old captain of Ladder 105 when he was called to the towers on 9/11, Brunton lived in Windsor Terrace with his wife Kathy and two children. He also spent 20 years tending bar on this corner at Farrell's, where Denis Hamill says he "knew when to politely tell someone he was overserved, or listened patiently when someone needed an understanding ear."