STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — More than 100 people gathered Saturday in Rossville to witness the unveiling of Madison Rochelle Alfano Way, a street co-named in honor of a young woman whose death inspired her family’s mission to improve driving safety.

The ceremony took place at the corner of Winant Avenue and Veterans Road East, where the new street sign was installed. The location holds special significance for the Alfano family, whose home is just a few blocks away.

“We wondered ‘how can we keep her name alive?’” said Lou Alfano, Madison’s father. “What’s something that’s lasting? With her being so young and from the neighborhood, we thought it’d be nice that people could see Madison’s name for years and years beyond this tragedy.”

Madison, 18, was a 2023 graduate of Tottenville High School a

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