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Bartel-Pritchard Square

Emil Bartel and William Pritchard, Brooklyn natives and boyhood friends, enlisted together in the 59th Regiment, Coastal Artillery, during the First World War. They died in France five weeks apart.

Bartel lived at 251 Windsor Place with his parents. Before moving to Windsor Terrace, he had attended both P. S. 85 (in Bushwick) and Bushwick High School, with Pritchard. Bartel died on September 23, 1918, from wounds he had sustained in battle. His best friend, Pritchard, was killed in action October 28.

Each young man was just 23 years old at the time of his sacrifice. Bartel-Pritchard Square, actually a circle, is planted with horse chestnuts and magnolias and includes a general veterans memorial that was dedicated in 1965.

Vincent Brunton

Corrigan-Kiernan

Thomas J. Cuite Playground

Thomas J. Cuite (1913-1987), a Windsor Terrace resident, was vice-chairman and majority leader of the New York City Council--a position similar to the current role of Speaker--for 16 years, until his retirement in 1985. A democrat, Cuite had previously served in the New York State Senate. He was a co-founder and first Grand Marshal of the Irish-American Parade, and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was a tireless worker for his community and greatly appreciated by his constituents--many of whom can thank Cuite for their first summer jobs.

Firefighter John P. Devaney Boulevard (10th Avenue)

Firefighter John P. Devaney (1952-1989) of Ladder Company 131 died on February 3, 1989 of flashover burns while fighting a fire at Van Brunt and Commerce Streets. A 10-year veteran, he was just 36 years old. He had grown up on Tenth Avenue and attended Xaverian High School. A memorial mass is held every February at Holy Name to

honor his courage and sacrifice, and he is also remembered with a scholarship at Xaverian.

Bishop Ford Central High School

As you might have guessed from the design of the high school named for him, Bishop Francis Xavier Ford (1892-1952) was a Maryknoll missionary to China. He answered the call for missionaries from the newly-formed society when he was just 20 years old. Born in Bay Ridge, he served in China for 34 years, until his death in a communist-run prison in February of 1952. Bishop Ford's somewhat distant cousin, Ita Ford of Bay Ridge, was one of the American churchwomen attacked and killed by the right-wing military in El Salvador in 1980.

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