Saturday afternoon was the unveiling of Frank Durkin Way at the corner of West 240th Street and Tibbett Avenue, in front of Gaelic Park. Mr. Martin Lyons was the master of ceremony and he gave a history of the life of Frank Durkin. During the story Mr. Lyons invited those who were with Frank Durkin in his many ventures to help people. He said that Frank Durkin is only the third person of Irish descent to have a street naming in the city, say that former TWU president and labor leader Mike Quill, and Former City Council President (and relative to Frank Durkin) Paul O'Dwyer were the others.
Mr. Lyons thanked those who helped make Frank Durkin Way happen to those who collected signatures, helped support the project, those on Community Board 8 and Councilman G. Oliver Koppell who was with his own family for Thanksgiving out of state. Annie O'Connor Koppells chief of staff filled in for him and of course a few of the other elected officials were on hand such as Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Jeff Klein who proclaimed November 24th as Frank Durkin Day in New York. below are a few photos of the event. Click on any photo to enlarge it.
Left - Mary and Monica Durkin get ready to pull the covering off Frank Durkin Way.
Right - the covering rips as an alternate way was found to take the covering off Frank Durkin Way.
Left - How The Frank Durkin Way sign looks on the street pole.
Right
- Mr. Lyons, Nivardo Lopez (of the mayors CAU division), Assemblyman
Dinowitz, Ms. M. Durkin, Senator Jeff Klein, and Ms. Annie O'Connor
(Councilman Koppells chief of staff) hold street sign "Frank Durkin
Way".
Left - Mr. Lyons reads the history of Frank Durkin as the elected officials look on with Senator Klein holding the Frank Durkin Day proclamation.
Right - Assemblyman Dinowitz with Senator Klein on either side of photo of Frank Durkin.
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