Valentino Pier

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Louis Valentino, Jr. Memorial

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Location: Coffey Street and Ferris Street
Description: Flagstaff on cylindrical base with sloping top
Materials: Deer Isle granite
Dimensions: Base diameter 12'6"
Cast: 1998
Dedicated: 1998
Fabricator: A. Ottavino
Donor: Brooklyn Borough President's Office
Inscription: [around base:] THIS PARK AND PIER DEDICATED IN HONOR OF HERO FIREFIGHTER LOUIS VALENTINO, JR. [New York City Fire Department seal with bulldog, separated by a pattern of fire hoses from DPR leaf logo on a shield]

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