{"id":1218,"date":"2006-06-26T09:41:35","date_gmt":"2006-06-26T17:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2006\/06\/lees_tavern_founder_honored.html"},"modified":"2006-06-26T09:41:35","modified_gmt":"2006-06-26T17:41:35","slug":"lees_tavern_fou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/06\/lees_tavern_fou.html","title":{"rendered":"Lee’s Tavern Founder Honored"},"content":{"rendered":"

The street outside Lee’s Tavern will be renamed to honor the founder of one of Staten Island’s top pizza places<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Twenty years after Diego (Dickie) Palemine, the former owner of Lee’s Tavern in Dongan Hills, was killed in a fire in Puerto Rico, Islanders will rename a street in his memory.<\/p>\n

The corner of Hancock Street and Garretson Avenue, outside Lee’s Tavern, is slated to be renamed “Diego ‘Dickie’ Palemine Corner” in a ceremony [Sunday].<\/p>\n

Councilman James Oddo (R-Mid-Island\/Brooklyn), along with friends and family of Palemine, will join longtime patrons of the Dongan Hills tavern to unveil the new sign.<\/p>\n

In December 1986, Palemine was vacationing in San Juan with his wife and children, and several friends.<\/p>\n

A New Year’s Eve fire at the Dupont Plaza Hotel casino, attributed to arson, ripped through the building and killed 96 people, including Palemine.<\/p>\n

His wife was plucked by helicopter from the roof of the 17-story hotel and his children were safe at an outdoor pool while the fire ravaged the building.<\/p>\n

His widow, Cathy Palemine, said that when her children reached adulthood, they decided to petition the city to rename the street corner.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The family still operates Lee’s.<\/p>\n

Plain Pie, Lee’s Tavern:
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