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Nancy Cataldi Way

Photo by David Engelman, 2025

Nancy Lucia Cataldi (1953- 2008) was a life-long Richmond Hill resident, co-founder and president of the Richmond Hill Historical Society, and the historian for Maple Grove Cemetery. She was an active preservationist for the Victorian-era homes in Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, and Kew Gardens, and succeeded in securing the special designation of the Queens Historical Society’s “Queensmarks” for twelve local homes, thereby preserving their architectural and historic value. Cataldi was a graduate of Richmond Hill High School and the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she studied photography, and worked as a photographer for the New York Rangers, Rolling Stone Magazine, the New York Times, and People Magazine.

Sources:

"Nancy Lucia Cataldi," FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37698684/nancy-lucia-cataldi

Howard Koplowitz, "Nancy Cataldi dies at 55," QNS, November 11, 2008, https://qns.com/2008/11/nancy-cataldi-dies-at-55/