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Sept. 23, 2013 By Christian Murray
A Sunnyside Street was co-named after a resident who dedicated his life to local teenagers on Saturday.
Jerry Ingenito, a well-known basketball coach who died in January at the age of 52, was recognized by the community in a street co-naming that saw 38th Street named after him.
Ingenito’s 30-year plus coaching career influenced the lives of hundreds of teenagers, including Lamar Odom, Speedy Claxton, Derrick Phelps and Khalid Reeves. He coached at Saint Raphael’s Catholic Youth Organization in Sunnyside, Christ the King, and Queens College.
“This neighborhood is better off today because of what he did for the community,” said Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer. “With this street name people will always be reminded of what he did.”
Recently the Sunnyside/Woodside Boys and Girls Club named a summer basketball league after the late Sunnysider at St. Teresa School in Woodside.
