Vincent G. Danz was a member of the New York Police Department's Emergency Service Unit's third squad in the Bronx. The elite unit's officers are experts in areas like psychology, rappelling, scuba diving, first aid and marksmanship.
Born in Jackson Heights, Danz lived in Farmingdale, Long Island, with his wife, Angela, and their three children. The former U.S. Marine was a 14-year NYPD officer and rescue expert assigned to Emergency Service Squad 3. On September 11, Officer Danz responded to the North Tower.
Vincent Danz was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during the Annual Medal Day ceremony on December 4, 2001. The New York City Police Department Medal of Honor is the highest award that may be bestowed upon a member of the service
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“NYPD Angels.” NYPD Angel, www.nypdangels.com/cop/cop.php?id=18
“Shirt.” National September 11th Memorial & Museum Collection: Textile: Shirt [C.2011.1433.3], collection.911memorial.org/Detail/objects/117419.
“Vincent Danz.” Legacy.com, obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/
Philip H. Darby enlisted on August 28, 1862 in Oyster Bay, NY. He was 18 years old. He was mustered in on September 11, 1862 with the 145th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry. He served as a private in Company K. On December 9, 1863 (or January 12, 1864), he transferred to the 107th Regiment. There, he served as a private in Company F. He mustered out with his company on June 5, 1865 near Washington, D.C.
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New York State Military Museum
Dr. Robert G. Darling attended Farmingdale High School from 1973 to 1977. After high school, he attended Adelphi University where he received his Bachelors of Science in Biology with Honors in 1981. Immediately after graduation, he was commissioned in the United States Navy Medical Corps and received his Doctor of Medicine in 1985 from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). In 1986, Darling completed his transitional medical internship at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. In 1987, he completed basic flight training at the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute in Pensacola, Florida.
In 1996, Dr. Darling was selected to serve as the White House Physician. Dr. Darling served in the Clinton White House until October of 1999 and then served as a consultant to the White House Medical Unit. As a consultant, he was referred to on matters relating to biological terrorism and the medical consequences of weapons of mass destruction.
After serving as White House Physician, Dr. Darling was then transferred to the Operational Medicine Division of the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. For the USAMRIID, he served as an emergency physician, flight surgeon and the Director of the Aeromedical Isolation Team.
From 2004 to 2006, Dr. Darling served as Director of the Navy Medicine Office of Homeland Security. Following his retirement from the Navy, in 2006 Dr. Darling became the Director of the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine (CDHAM) and Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, Maryland. He served as Director of CDHAM until April of 2008. Also beginning in 2006, Dr. Darling served as attending physician in the Advanced Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland.
Dr. Darling maintains his academic appointment as Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine at the USUHS, served on the medical school admissions committee, and also continues as a medical consultant to CDHAM.
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“Robert G. Darling, M.D., FACEP.” Robert G. Darling, MD, FACEP | Adelphi Profiles, 15 Mar. 2013, news.adelphi.edu/au_news/robert-g-darling-md-facep
Anna M. Pietkiewicz DeBin was born in Elk, Poland. In 1985, at the age of 14, she and her family immigrated to America. In July 1993, Anna became a citizen of the United States. She was married in 1993 and on June 20, 1999 she gave birth to a son.
DeBin was incredibly devoted to family life and deeply absorbed in the joy of raising her son. She dedicated all of her time and efforts to creating a peaceful, warm family environment for her family. She valued spending quiet weekends at home with her family. Often she prepared delicious meals or baked her family’s favorite goodies.
DeBin was an administrative assistant in the Legal Department of Cantor Fitzgerald. She died on September 11, 2001.
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“Anna M. Debin.” Flag of Honor/Flags of Heroes Project. Accessed April 8, 2022. https://flagofhonor.org/names/anna-m-debin
911alwaysremember. “683. Anna M. DeBin – WTC (536) – North Tower 103rd Floor.” 9/11 Always Remember, 4 Aug. 2018, 911alwaysremember.wordpress.com/2018/08/04/683-anna-m-debin-wtc-536-north-tower-103rd-floor/
Delleatesen opened on 252 Main Street in 1948. It was owned by Henry and Elsa Mohrman. The couple previously had stores in Bellrose and Bayridge.
The store's specialty was Scandinavian foods.
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Farmingdale Post
Angelo A. Delligatti is a justice on the Supreme Court, 10th District in New York. He was elected in 2014. He faced Sharon Gianelli, Thomas F. Whelan, Anna R. Anzalone, Kathy G. Bergmann, David A. Morris, Sandra L. Sgroi (incumbent), Gail Prudenti (incumbent) and Michele M. Woodard (incumbent) in the general election on November 4, 2014, and won with 12.9 percent of the vote.
In 2011, Delligatti ran successfully for election to the Nassau County Court. He defeated Elizabeth Kase in the general election on November 8, winning 55.81 percent of the vote.
Delligatti received an undergraduate degree from St. Lawrence University in 1967 and a J.D. from St. John's University in 1970.
Before becoming a supreme court justice, Delligatti was a judge for the Nassau County Court and Family Court in Nassau County. He was elected to that court in 2011. Delligatti previously served on the Nassau County District Court from 2009 through 2011.
As a lawyer, he was as an Assistant District Attorney for Nassau County. Delligatti also served as supervisor for the Town of Oyster Bay from 1998 to 1991. During his tenure as Town Supervisor, he initiated the Town's award-winning S.O.R.T. recycling program and S.T.O.P. program for the disposal of hazardous substances used in and around the home. He also implemented one of the most aggressive tree planting and tree replacement programs, which has earned a "Tree City USA" designation for eight consecutive years from the National Arbor Day Foundation.
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“Angelo A. Delligatti.” Ballotpedia, ballotpedia.org/Angelo_A._Delligatti
New York State. “NYCOURTS.GOV - New York State Unified Court System.” NYCOURTS.GOV - New York State Unified Court System, iapps.courts.state.ny.us/
Our Campaigns - Candidate - Angelo A. Delligatti, www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=97092
Mildred DeMarco was born in Manhattan in 1913 and graduated New York University in 1934 with a degree in foreign languages. She moved to Farmingdale in 1937 and worked for Seversky Aircraft Co. at Republic Airport translating foreign letters.
She was very active in local causes, volunteering for the March of Dimes, the American Cancer Society, the Farmingdale Lions Club, the American Association of University Women, St. Kilian’s Church, and Kiwanis. She also was a board member of the Hardscrabble Senior Citizens Complex. She was the Chairperson of the Farmingdale Unit of the American Cancer Society for over 15 years. She was also active in the March of Dimes beginning in 1948 and served on its Executive Board. She was honored with a community scholarship in her name by the organization in 1980. She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Hardscrabble Senior Citizens Complex, President of a crisis group at Daleview Nursing Home, an honorary member of the Farmingdale Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the advisory board for the Center of Senior Programs at SUNY Farmingdale. She was honored or her life of volunteerism at a tribute brunch in 1991.
DeMarco was the first chairwoman of the board of fire commissioners and served on the Farmingdale Village and zoning boards for a total of 32 years. She was also the forst woman Village Trustee; haven been elected in 1984. She moved to North Carolina in 1996. She was just as active there, volunteering for the March of Dimes, American Cancer Society, Lions Club, and more.
DeMarco died at the age of 100 in July of 2013. She was survived by her three sons, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
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Bleyer, Bill. “Mildred DeMarco, 100, Farmingdale Activist.” Newsday, July 3, 2013
Maloney, Michael J. “Farmingdale’s “First Lady” Honored.” Farmingdale Observer. August 30, 1991
DeMarco's Department Store was on Main Street during the 1920s. It is currently Charlotte's Frozen Yogurt and One Stop Cards & Convenience.
Nathan B. Dennis enlisted in 1863 in Brooklyn, New York. He was 42 years old. He was mustered in on December 18, 1863 with the 158th Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry. He served as a private in Company D. On June 30, 1865, he transferred to the 100th Regiment. There, he served as a private in Company C. He mustered out with his company on August 28, 1865 in Richmond, Virginia.
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New York State Military Museum
Dr. Maria Elayne DeSimone is a clinical professor at Widener University School of Nursing in Pennsylvania. Her education includes a diploma from the New Rochelle Hospital School of Nursing, a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from SUNY Stony Brook, and a Ph.D. from Adelphi University.
Dr. DeSimone has been honored with numerous awards, including the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching from SUNY Stony Brook, and the Yvonne C. Harmon Award from the School of Nursing. An early advocate for nurse practitioners, Dr. DeSimone co-founded the Nurse Practitioner Association of Long Island, and is a past president of both the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York and the American College of Clinicians.
She currently serves on the editorial board for the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Reviews; is a Nurse Practitioner Board Chair for Clinician 1, a website for nurse practitioners and physician associates; and has been published in numerous journals and books. For over forty years, Dr. DeSimone has volunteered her time with various community groups, most recently the Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Delaware County and the Westchester Free Medical Clinic.
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Farmingdale Union Free School District. “Farmingdale Schools Announces 2020 Wall of Fame Honorees.” Farmingdale, NY Patch, Patch, 3 Mar. 2020, patch.com/new-york/farmingdale/farmingdale-schools-announces-2020-wall-fame-honoree
In the late 50s through the mid 70s, there was a new craze called donkey basketball. The game was played by sitting on a donkey and trying to get it to the net. There was no dribbling involved.
The first mention of the game being played in Farmingdale was in 1957. It was dubbed the "Craziest Show on Earth" and run by Shaw Bros. Sports Inc. and Buckey Donkey Ball Company. The last mention was in 1976.
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"Donkey Basketball." Farmingdale Observer. January 17, 1976
"Donkey Game at Aggie Gym." Farmingdale Observer. October 31, 1974
"Howitt Plans Donkey Ball Game Jan. 31." Farmingdale Observer. January 16, 1975
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Joseph Doud was born in Connecticut on March 10, 1848. His family moved to Brooklyn when he was a young child before settling in Farmingdale, where his father worked as a harness maker. He attended school in Connecticut. His first job was as a clerk at E. F. Chafee & Bros. in Connecticut. When his father became ill, he returned to Farmingdale to help. He then began selling drugs by the wholesale for six years. He ran a drug store until 1894 before handing it over to his son Clarence. He then began a real estate business.
He served on the first provisional Village Board from August 1904 to March 1905. He was elected Village President from 1905-1906. He was the Town of Oyster Bay Commissioner of Highways for twelve years and was the Town Assessor. He was the postmaster of Farmingdale in 1893. He was a member of the Board of Education.
He married Emily Colyer in 1870 and they had three children: Clarence, Ella, and May. Doud Street, which lies between Weiden and Bernard Streets is named for him. Joseph Doud died on June 21, 1917.
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“A Minute of History – Reflecting on Prospect Street at 100.” Farmingdale Observer, 9 July 2010, farmingdale-observer.com/2010/07/09/a-minute-of-history-reflecting-on-prospect-street-at-100
Portrait and Biographical Record of Queens County (Long Island) New York Containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Chapman Publising Company, c1896
Updated NK 12/27/23
The Downtown was a nightclub owned by Dave Glicker on 190 Main Street. It opened in 2001 and closed in 2005.
John E. Duryea was born on February 27, 1897. He attended Amityville High School.
He began his career as a clerk at the First National Bank of Farmingdale. Afterwards, he worked at the Tax Receiver’s Office for the Town of Oyster Bay.
He was the youngest elected postmaster of Farmingdale in 1928 and a member of the Farmingdale Fire Department. He married Ruth Sammis in 1925.
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Hazelton, Henry I. The Boroughs of Brooklyn & Queens Counties of Nassau & Suffolk 1609-1924. Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1925