This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Defonte Way proposed to honor famed Brooklyn sandwich shop founder
Angel Spanky Conde leads a petition to rename a Columbia Street block from Commerce to Luquer in Red Hook Daniel J Defonte Way honoring Nicholas Defonte and his son Daniel The effort cites decades of hard work and family loyalty at Defontes Luncheonette with past and present staff backing the tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicky Defonte
Columbia Street
Red Hook
Brooklyn
Danny
Vito
Nicholas Defonte
Daniel
Spanky
Defontes
The
Commerce
Luquer Streets
Columbia
Daniel J. Defonte
Community Board 6
CB6
Transportation Committee