Photo Courtesy of Rep. Meng
State legislators and City officials on Monday joined the family of City Police Det. Anastasios Tsakos to rename the Long Island Expressway overpass at Francis Lewis Boulevard and Horace Harding Expressway as the Detective Anastasios Tsakos Memorial Bridge.
Tsakos, a 14-year NYPD veteran and member of the department’s elite Highway District, was killed in April 2021 on the LIE in Fresh Meadows by an allegedly unlicensed, intoxicated driver.
“He devoted his life to protecting our city and this dedication in his honor will ensure that the sacrifice he made will never, ever be forgotten,” Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) said on Monday.
