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E.S.U. Police Officer Santos "Papo" Valentin, Jr. Way

Photo by David Engelman, 2025

Photo courtesy of Officer Down Memorial Page

Police Officer Santos Valentin Jr. (b. 1961), a member of the New York Police Department's Emergency Service Squad 7, was killed on September 11, 2001, during rescue operations following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

Sources:

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