Co-name Justice and 52nd Avenues for Ptl. Frank Romanella

Frank Romanella was an NYPD Patrolman who lived at 32 Horton Street in Elmhurst, which today is 52nd Avenue. We would like to co-name this street with a sign at the corner of Justice Avenue.

Background information:

Patrolman Romanella and Patrolman Charles Reynolds were shot and killed after arresting several men in a taxicab. The patrolmen were driving on the Queensborough Bridge when they heard a woman screaming in a taxicab for help. The officers stopped the cab a short distance away and placed the occupants in custody. The officers then ordered the driver to drive to the 81st Precinct station as they rode on the outside of the cab. As the cab neared 64th Street and 2nd Avenue, one of the occupants opened fire on them, killing them both.

Patrolman Romanella was assigned to the 29th Precinct, the present-day 17th Precinct. He was survived by his wife and infant daughter.

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