4 JANUARY 16, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Glendale community celebrates
installation of ‘Jack Zwerenz Way’
BY MAX PARROTT
MPARROTT@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Councilman Robert Holden joined
the Glendale Property Owners Association
and the 104th Precinct
Civilian Observation Patrol (G-COP)
at a street co-naming ceremony for
longtime civic volunteer John “Jack”
Zwerenz on Saturday, Jan. 11.
From now on, the intersection of
82nd Avenue and Myrtle Avenue will
be known as “Jack Zwerenz Way.”
“Jack Zwerenz was a mainstay in
the community and gave a great
deal of his adult life to preserving
the quality of life in Glendale,” said
Holden. “His life truly made a difference,
and it is my distinct pleasure
to honor Jack’s legacy by ensuring
his name has a permanent place on
Myrtle Avenue.”
A native of Glendale, Zwerenz
volunteered on various community
projects over the past 30 years. Zwerenz
was a member of the Glendale
Property Owners Association,
where he eventually became the
Sergeant of Arms.
John Lars Zwerenz (l.) with Councilman Robert Holden.
Photos by Dean Moses
In the 1980s, Zwerenz led the
property owners association fight
to stop the MTA from electrifying
the Montauk railroad line that runs
through Glendale. He was also a cofounder
of G-COP, which has since
become one of the largest civilian
patrols in the whole city.
He was the husband of Carol Zwerenz,
and father of Jeannie DeVarso
and John Lars, who spoke at the
street renaming. He died in March.
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