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Alyce L. Feurtado Way
Alyce L. Feurtado Way

Alice L. Feurtado (1940–2006) was a prominent educator and community leader based in Southeast Queens.

Born in Anderson, Alabama, on November 22, 1940, Feurtado moved to Harlem with her family in 1945. After high school, she married Owen Feurtado, a police officer, and they had three sons. In the 1960s, Feurtado moved her family to Jamaica, Queens, and began her career as an educator, becoming one of the first teachers at the Concerned Parents of Jamaica Early Learning Center.

Feurtado was deeply committed to uplifting her students. To ensure a safe environment and access to snacks while they waited for their working parents, she started an after-school program. She also organized a toy drive, mentored young women in the neighborhood, and took her students to pumpkin patches to expose them to areas outside of New York City.

Feurtado lived in New York City until her death on July 6, 2006. Her legacy is carried on by her three sons, Tony, Lance, and Todd, who founded the King of Kings Foundation in 2005, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering at-risk youth.

At the street co-naming ceremony for Feurtado, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said: “Alyce L. Feurtado touched countless lives as an educator, mentor, and community leader in Southeast Queens. Her contributions as a caretaker of the neighborhood and its youth will be remembered forever.”

Sources:

"Committee Report of the Infrastructure Division," The Council of the City of New York, July 14, 2025

“Speaker Adrienne Adams, Elected Officials, King of Kings Foundation, and Community Leaders Unveil ‘Alyce L. Feurtado Way’ Honoring Longtime Southeast Queens Educator,” New York City Council, September 6, 2025

Bill Parry, "Jamaica street co-named ‘Alyce L. Feurtado Way’ to honor longtime southeast Queens educator," QNS.com, Sepember 22, 2025

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