A large group gathered at the intersection of Grand and Flushing avenues in Maspeth to memorialize a local World War II veteran Stanley E. Wdowiak Saturday, Nov. 6. Wdowiak was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary bravery and heroism after capturing an enemy submarine and its crew. Wdowiak and another sailor, armed with rifles and … Continue reading ‘Hometown hero’: Maspeth street co-named in honor of local World War II veteran