RESOLUTION
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, AND COUNCILMEMBERS PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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RESOLUTION OF THE YONKERS CITY COUNCIL TO HONOR THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY’S REQUEST TO HONORARILY RENAME HALLEY STREET BETWEEN MILE SQUARE ROAD AND CRESCENT PLACE “PATRICK QUINN WAY”
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WHEREAS, Patrick Quinn was born on February 10, 1983, in Yonkers, New York, to Rosemary and Patrick Quinn Sr. and he was raised in Yonkers while living with his family on Halley Street between Mile Square Road and Crescent Place.
WHEREAS, Patrick Quinn was educated at St. John’s School on Yonkers Avenue; and
WHEREAS, born and raised in Yonkers, Patrick Quinn graduated from Iona Prep School and Iona College; always very active and athletic, he played basketball in high school and rugby in college; and
WHEREAS, on March 8th, 2013, Patrick Quinn was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord; and
WHEREAS, to heighten awareness and raise money to eradicate the disease, Patrick Quinn, along with one of his friends, created the Ice Bucket Challenge, which, through social media went viral in the summer of 2014, and has received international attention from millions of people including movie stars, professional athletes, elected officials and even former United States Presidents; and
WHEREAS, as a result of Patrick Quinn’s tireless efforts, the popularity of the challenge has spread to people from across the country and the world, successfully raising awareness as well as donations for this, thus far, incurable disease; the ALS Association has reported it received hundreds of millions of dollars in donations since Patrick Quinn’s inception of the Ice Bucket Challenge; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the Ice Bucket Challenge, Patrick Quinn began his own ALS awareness organization, Quinn for the Win which continues to sponsor and host events in hopes of finding a cure; and
WHEREAS, since the inception of the Ice Bucket Challenge, Patrick Quinn appeared on numerous media outlets including "New York One", "Entertainment Tonight" and "Good Morning America"; he was also nominated for the auspicious TIME Person of the Year award for his contributions in making the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge a global phenomenon; and
WHEREAS, sadly, Patrick Quinn lost his valiant and courageous battle against ALS on November 22, 2020 at Saint John’s Hospital in Yonkers;
WHEREAS, Patrick Quinn has left us all a great Legacy and challenge to continue to draw inspiration from his true Yonkers grit and determination such that the Yonkers City Council takes note of this extraordinary native son and wishes to recognize his valued contributions to the success and progress of society and publicly acknowledge his endeavors which have enhanced the basic humanity among us all;
WHEREAS, for this well lived life of service to and in the City of Yonkers, the City Council has received a completed and executed petition that was duly filed with the City Clerk to Honorarily re-name Halley Street from Mile Square Road to Crescent Place in the City of Yonkers in honor of a true hometown hero; “PATRICK QUINN”; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to honor the family's request to render a public reminder of PATRICK QUINN’S dedication and life of service; and
WHEREAS, the Yonkers City Council requires a public hearing to take place in order to grant this request
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Yonkers City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to set a properly notified and publicized public 
hearing for the ___ day of __________ 20__ at 7:00 pm on the matter, for consideration of the honorary street re-naming of Halley Street between Mile Square Road and Crescent Place in the City of Yonkers in honor of a true hometown hero; “PATRICK QUINN” with the appropriate signage to be installed at the intersection of Halley Street and Mile Square Road and Crescent Place to be honorarily re-named, “PATRICK QUINN WAY”.
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ABOVE LEGISLATION IS TO BE HELD AT THE ___________________________, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.