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MICHELE MUCCIO
STREET CO-NAMING CEREMONY
A street co-naming ceremony was held in honor of Michele Muccio, a beloved Cardinal Spellman High School cheerleading coach and community
volunteer, on Saturday, April 6 at St. Theresa and Edison avenues. The intersection was renamed ‘Michele Muccio Way’ in her memory. Muccio,
a Pelham Bay mother of three, died when another vehicle cut her off as she was travelling southbound on I-95 near Co-op City and lost control
of her SUV in March 2018.
Michele’s relatives were given ceremonial street signs honoring the beloved community activist
and cheerleading coach. Photo by Fernando Justiniano
(l-r) Michael DiBenedetto; State
Committeeman Thomas Messina;
Councilman Mark Gjonaj, Joseph
Giaquinta, Michele’s father and
Victor DiPierro at Michele Muccio
Way. Photo by Fernando Justiniano
Michele’s friend Victor DiPierro and
Danni Muccio displayed one of the ceremonial
street signs.
Fernando Justiniano
Photo by (l-r) Christie West, Erica Lepore and
Javine Baez showed their support for Michele
family.
Fernando Justiniano
and her Photo by Michele’s brother Chris Giaquinta and
Dina Danna attended the heartfelt ceremony.
by Fernando Justiniano
Photo
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