• Roxanne Reid Way
  • At the intersection of Castle Hill Avenue and Seward Avenue | 10473
  • Enacted in 2023

Roxanne Reid was a school crossing guard. She was passionate about working with the police department to keep the children in her neighborhood safe and protected. She received high recognition from the local NYC Department of Education’s Community Schools for her commitment to students. She set up a tenant patrol in her building which grew to other buildings within the development and also participated in marches, community building events and worked with local elected officials regarding issues that affected her community. She became President of the Castle Hill Community Development where she worked to protect youth from the dangers of the streets and helped to employ youth through summer youth programs. Several teenagers were able to get full-time jobs within New York Housing Authority and in construction. She also worked with Community Voices Heard and any organization resolved to help her community.