Local community
board approves two
street renamings
BY JASON COHEN
On May 13, the committee
agreed to add Walter Burgin
onto Bruner Avenue between
Bartow and Adee Avenues and
Mary Jean Jefferson onto
Reeds Mill Lane between
Boson Road and Bivona Avenue.
“I’m here to support the
Walter Burgin renaming,”
said Ursula Greene, CB 12
community associate.
In attendance at the meeting
was also Freddie Barber,
son of the late Burgin.
“I would be very honored
if the street was renamed after
him,” Barber stated. “I
know he did a lot of stuff for
the community.”
Burgin passed away on
Christmas Day of 2020 at the
age of 83.
He was educated in
the New York City public
schools, where he graduated
and later joined the Marines.
After serving he found his
calling in the New York City
Correctional Facilities beginning
at Rikers Island.
Burgin spent many years
working in the correctional
and court systems where he
met and made a lot of friends.
Throughout his life he mentored
many younger people
and encouraged others to
improve their lives and follow
their dreams.
Burgin was also a community
activist. He served
on the Community Board of
the Bruner Avenue Block Association
and received many
awards for his activism.
Jean Jefferson, who was
known as “Ms. Jefferson”
in the community, passed
away April 13, 2020 at the
age of 81.
She worked in the New
York Housing Authority
for 20 years and was also
employed by the Office of
the Borough President and
Board of Education. Walter Burgin Courtesy of CB 12
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