Street will bear name of beloved BRAVO volunteer
A Bay Ridge street is being renamed for a local hero.
Family and friends of Lt. Walter Nelson Jr. will honor him at a ceremony on Colonial Road and 68th Street May 1. Councilman Justin Brannan will host the event, which begins at 10:30 a.m.
Nelson, an EMS officer and BRAVO volunteer, died in May 2014 at age 59. He joined BRAVO in 1978. The organization was instrumental in launching his career in the Emergency Medical Service, according to President Anthony V. Napoli Jr.