A Bronx street will be renamed after a tireless advocate who provided service for a north Bronx community board for more than 20 years.
The corner of East 229th Street and White Plains Road will be renamed Carmen Rosa Way, an eponymous tribute to the district manager of Community Board 12. She died in March from cancer-related illness.
During her tenure as district manager of CB12, Rosa’s most celebrated accomplishments included pushing the Federal and State Department of Environmental Protection to clean the toxic site, Hexagon Labs, and playing a vital role in the creation of a revitalization program with merchants with the Board’s borders, which include Edenwald, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn, Fish Bay, Eastchester, Olinville, and Baychester.
The renaming of the corner will take place at a ceremony officiated by Councilman Andy King, where Rosa’s family, including her two children, will be presented with a City Council Proclamation.
The ceremony will take place at the corner of E 229th Street and White Plains Road at 11:00 a.m.
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