Local panel supports app to co-name Ridge street corner in memory of Arthur Schack
Community Board 10 on Monday, March 19 voted unanimously to greenlight a street naming application for the late Arthur Schack.
Schack – a Kings County Supreme Court Justice, former civil court judge, attorney and educator – wore his dedication to the community on his sleeve, according to the board’s Traffic and Transportation Committee Chair Jayne Capetanakis, who spoke of a detailed application submitted to the panel by Schack’s wife, Dilia, that she said, “exceeded the guidelines for both Community Board 10 and the city application for street naming.”
“The documents provided evidence of a lifetime of sustained community service,” Capetanakis said. “As a local high school teacher, as an attorney for the Major League Baseball’s Players Association and ultimately as a New York State Supreme Court Justice, Arthur Schack continued to volunteer his time to many organizations.”