In Woodhaven, Queens On the corner of 88 Avenue and 87th Street there a street sign that says “Jimmy Young Place.” I personally used see this sign every single time my father took me to the park as a little girl. Many times I asked myself about this unfamiliar name, not realizing this this man was being honored in my very neighborhood.
James Young also known as Jimmy was a fire fighter that had lost his life serving the needs of other as a New York City fire fighter. Jimmy Young died on March 28, 1994, he entered a burning building in Manhattan where the danger of his job cost him his life instantly. He is honored in Woodhaven because that was his home. On the corner of 88 avenue and 87th Street also remains the church he was baptized in. My only wish was to have known sooner what the meaning of this street served, it was lovely to have become familiar with it.
