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Detective Jeffrey A. Lee photo courtesy of Officer Down Memorial Page https://www.odmp.org/officer/24442-detective-jeffrey-a-lee

Detective Jeffrey A. Lee (d. 2018) served with the NYPD for 25 years. He served most of his career as the youth officer for the 112th Precinct, where he was instrumental in safeguarding the well-being of thousands of children in and around Forest Hills and Rego Park. Lee was later promoted to detective, where was assigned to the 112th Precinct Detective Squad. He made hundreds of arrests, earning him promotions to Detective Investigator and Detective 2nd Grade. He died in 2018 as a result of 9/11 related illness following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at Ground Zero.

Sources:

Gil Tauber, "NYC Honorary Street Names," accessed June 15, 2022, http://www.nycstreets.info/

"Stated Minutes of December 17, 2020," New York City Council, https://a860-gpp.nyc.gov/concern/nyc_government_publications/q237ht87j?locale=en