Honoring a community leader
Brooklyn newspaper pioneer, James Francis Griffin, better known as Frank, who founded The Home Reporter in 1953, acting as its publisher and editor for six decades, was honored on Sunday, September 9 as the corner where the newspaper is headquartered was renamed in his memory.
Due to his active role in the community, and considered a civic leader, Griffin, who died last year at 83 just a couple of months after selling the newspaper and its sister publication, The Spectator, to Schneps Communications, was given a little piece of his town in memory of his remarkable contributions. A sign proclaiming Frank Griffin Way now marks the intersection of 88th Street and Third Avenue, symbolizing the countless hours he spent in the news room.
He gave wonderful gifts to this community, said Democratic District Leader Joseph Bova and to this paper.