Family and friends of the late Geraldine Ferraro gathered at the corner of Ascan Avenue and Austin Street in Forest Hills as a street was renamed in her honor on Sunday
About 100 people came out to honor outgoing Deputy Inspector Stephen Capasso (third from right), the commanding officer of the 83rd Precinct, at a ceremony held by the Bushwick Residents Association at nearby BuenaVida Nursing Home. Helping honor the commander were (left to right) Maritza Davila of the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council (RBSCC); Brooklyn Community Board 4 District Manager Nadine Whitted; the RBSCC’s Carmen Bonilla and Angela Battaglia; City Council Member Erik Martin Dilan; Assemblyman Vito Lopez, Barbara Smith of the 83rd Precinct Community Council; Capasso’s family, including his father Carl, wife Donna, daughter Annalise, sons Carl and Andrew and his mother Louise; and Board 4 Chairperson Julie Dent.