A Department of Sanitation worker from Middle Village killed in a tragic accident last year will be remembered forever on the block where he grew up.
City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley helped family members, friends and former colleagues of the late Steven Frosch unveil on Sunday a street sign renaming the block of 67th Drive and 78th Street as “Steven Frosch Way.”
Frosch, 43, died in June after being fatally struck by a street sweeper while performing maintenance work at the DSNY’s Maspeth garage. He spent 15 years with the agency after serving for four years as an NYPD officer and briefly as a member of the FDNY.
“Steven dedicated his life to helping others, even before he became a uniformed serviceman. Those who were close to him tell stories of his selfless ways, always encouraging those around him to be their best,” Crowley said. “People like Steven Frosch are few and far between, and will always live on in the hearts of those they touched. I’m proud of this street renaming and thank my colleagues and everyone who helped make this possible.”
Frosch is survived by his wife, Bina, their four children Stevie, Charlize, Frederica and Jesse, and his brother Robert.
“We always had a group and endless laughs,” said Frosch’s close friend, Frank Ciccione, to the group of over 100 who were at the unveiling. “The city just recognized what we already knew—that this is Steve’s block.”
Last September, Greg Heihs, a friend of Frosch, came to Crowley’s office to request the co-naming. After a push from her office, the community and Frosch’s DSNY family, the name change request was submitted in November and approved by a City Council vote in January.
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