Speaker Adrienne Adams, Elected Officials, King of Kings Foundation, and Community Leaders Unveil “Alyce L. Feurtado Way” Honoring Longtime Southeast Queens Educator

Queens, NY - Today, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams joined the King of Kings Foundation, local elected officials, and community leaders to unveil "Alyce L. Feurtado Way" at the intersection of 142nd Street and 106th Avenue. Feurtado was a longtime teacher at Concerned Parents of Jamaica Early Learning Center, where she worked for more than 20 years. She taught thousands of students and started an after-school program to provide a safe learning environment for local children. Her three sons, Tony, Lance, and Todd Feurtado, eventually founded the King of Kings Foundation, a local nonprofit organization founded in 2005 that empowers at-risk children, youth, and young adults by addressing their long-term challenges through comprehensive programs that focus on physical, economic, cultural, and spiritual development.

Photos of the street co-naming ceremony are available here.

"Alyce L. Feurtado touched countless lives as an educator, mentor, and community leader in Southeast Queens," said Speaker Adrienne Adams. "Her contributions as a caretaker of the neighborhood and its youth will be remembered forever. Her sons, Tony, Lance, and Todd Feurtado, have built on their mother's work through the King of Kings Foundation, which continues to change lives through holistic youth development programs. I'm proud to celebrate the life and legacy of Alyce L. Feurtado by co-naming 142nd Street and 106th Avenue in her honor."

"My brothers Tony, Todd, and myself are humbled and honored to know that our mom's name and legacy as an educator in Southeast Queens will live on by the co-renaming of this street where our family has resided since 1965," said Lance Feurtado, Executive Director of the King of Kings Foundation. "Thank you, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams."

Born to Charles and Velma McCarroll in November 1940, Alyce L. Feurtado was raised in Anderson, Alabama, but later moved to Harlem in 1945. After graduating from high school, she married Owen Feurtado, a New York City police officer, and gave birth to three boys. In 1968, Feurtado moved her family to Jamaica, where she began her professional career as an educator. She was among the first teachers to work at Concerned Parents of Jamaica Early Learning Center.

At the center, Feurtado started an after-school program, providing snacks for young children who often waited long hours before their parents got off work to pick them up. She was known for mentoring young girls, hosting community toy drives, and taking neighborhood children and her students to pumpkin patches as a way for them to visit areas outside of New York City.

Feurtado lived in New York City until she passed away on July 6, 2006.

"The co-naming of this street in honor of Mrs. Feurtado recognizes a life spent lifting others up," said State Senator Leroy Comrie. "Through her teaching, mentorship, and community programs, she shaped the lives of countless young people, many of whom, like her sons, continue to carry her legacy forward through the King of Kings Foundation. Today, we celebrate her commitment, her compassion, and the enduring mark she left on Southeast Queens."

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