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MAYOR GIULIANI SIGNS BILL THAT NAMES
QUEENS STREET AFTER EDWARD FOWLEY

-Remarks By Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani At Public Hearing On Local Laws-

The next bill before me, Introductory Number 769, sponsored by Council Member McCaffrey, would add the name Edward Fowley Way to Woodside Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets, in Queens.

Edward Fowley was born on October 30, 1926 in Queens. After graduating from Bryant High School, he joined the United States Army and later went to work for the Socony-Mobil Corporation. In 1965 he purchased Shelly's Bar and Grill, which he turned into a Woodside institution.

Mr. Fowley was a neighborhood leader for over 25 years. He served as the President of the Woodside Senior Assistance Center and was the founder and president of the Woodside Anti-Crime Committee. In 1989 Mr. Fowley was invested as a Knight of the Holy Sepulcher by John Cardinal O'Connor in recognition of his charitable work.

In honor of his service to the Woodside community, it is fitting that Woodside Avenue, between 56th and 57th, Streets, be named Edward Fowley Way.

For the reasons previously stated, I will now sign the bill.